Multnomah County Library Podcasts

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Facts of Life; Stories (Booktalk) Oct 09, 2009

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Facts of Life; Stories by Gary Soto. What do you do when you find out your new friend is secretly robbing people's houses? What would you do if you found out you weren't a legal citizen - and your parents never told you? Ten short stories about Latino kids who all have to make an important choice. The decision is up to them!

Brothers Torres (Booktalk) Oct 09, 2009

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Like the book The Outsiders? Check out Brothers Torres by Coert Voorhees. Right when Frankie gets up the nerve to ask Julianne to Homecoming, it all blows up with his older brother Steve, who's been staying out all night with local Cholos and picking fights in their small New Mexican town.

Writers Talking - Crafty Talk with Susan Beal, Diane Gilleland and Alicia Paulson Oct 08, 2009

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Three local crafter-writers discuss their writing in the context of the followng questions: 1. How did each of you become crafty authors? 2. What is your best advice for someone who aspires to write a craft book? 3. Name a favorite craft book and/or a local resource for craft supplies. 4. How do you go about searching for interesting craft materials?

Susan Beal is a non-stop crafter and writes the blog, West Coast Crafty. She is the author of Button it Up : 80 Amazing Vintage Button Projects for Necklaces, Bracelets, Embellishments, Housewares & More; Beadsimple : 150 Designs for Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets, Embellishments, and More : Essential Techniques for Making Jewelry Just the Way you Want It; and Super Crafty : Over 75 Amazing How-to Projects. Diane Gilleland is the author of Kanzashi in Bloom : 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give, and the blog, CraftyPod. Alicia Paulson is the author of Stitched in Time : Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share and the blog, Posie Gets Cozy. The audience question and answer period is included.

An Interview with Anne Rutherford: Tapestry of Tales 2009 Sep 30, 2009

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Anne Rutherford returns to Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival in 2009 for its 10th Anniversary. In this interview Anne talks about how she became a storyteller, where she finds her inspiration, and more. Learn more about Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival.

Zine reviews and teasers with Christopher Sep 30, 2009

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To get you excited for the fifth annual Zinesters Talking series of events in October and November 2009, Christopher Cuttone, library assistant at North Portland Library and member of the Zine Library Group, reads zine reviews and teasers.

Meow, Bow Wow! Pet Adoption and Care for Kids! Sep 17, 2009

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Hey Kids! Listen to an interview with Amy Sachs of the Pixie Project, and learn all about adopting and taking care of cats and dogs. Then check out these great books on cats and dogs, which you can find at the Multnomah County Library:Shelter Dogs The Bravest Cat Everything cat : what kids really want to know about cats Everything dog : what kids really want to know about dogs How to talk to your cat How to talk to your dog

Welsh Month @ Central Library: Welsh Poetry with John Good Sep 08, 2009

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Welsh language poetry with John Good. John was born in South Wales, into a house where the Welsh language was spoken. Over the past twenty years, he has given bilingual presentations on Welsh culture, sharing poetry, music and literature. This program was presented to celebrate Left Coast Eisteddfod, Portland

Claudette Colvin (Booktalk) Aug 24, 2009

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In March 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a mostly white bus...months before Rosa Parks made the news for doing the same thing.

Return to Sender (Booktalk) Aug 24, 2009

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Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez. After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders.

Masterpiece (Booktalk) Aug 24, 2009

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Masterpiece by Elise Broach. After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.