A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

No matter what, though, we promising you compelling conversations with lots of creative people, including creative librarians, discussing what inspires them and keeps them motivated Our original tag line referred to the prevailing 20th-century perception of libraries as quiet places where people just read books....that perception, frankly, portrayed us as a little too quiet.... libraries are different, libraries are adventurous, experimental, engaging, inventive, imaginative....they're often not so quiet... and this is a podcast that looks at all the ways in which libraries, including ours, continue to serve their communities.

Photographer Joseph Ferraro is taking a bigger look at the tiny world around us. Ferraro is a macro photographer and a conservation photographer; his images tell the story of a very tiny world inhabited by important organisms that all have roles to play in creating harmony for our ecosystem. Random patches of nature in urban environments become sources of new insects that Ferraro can observe, track, and take photos of on their own terms, never harming them or taking them out of their environment.   Ferraro was originally scheduled to install a full exhibition of works to be displayed here in the library. That is, before the shutdown. So, we talk about our high hopes for finally getting to coordinate the art show here in the library in the very near future, as well as his passion for nature and science. We also talk about how he manages to capture amazingly close-up images of the smallest creatures on the planet.    https://www.instagram.com/josephferraro/ http://www.joseph-ferraro.com

That's a wrap on season one of A Little Too Quiet. We're grateful to everyone who downloaded, streamed, or shared episodes of our new podcast. We're also grateful to the Friends of the Ferndale Library for making this podcast a reality.  The library remains closed until further notice, but since we had already produced this episode in-advance, we wanted to share it with you. We hope you are taking advantage of our online resources and listening to some audiobooks that you could download with your library card! If you need MORE things to listen to in the weeks ahead--well, then this podcast is here for you, also!  In this episode, Kelly and Jeff look back on some of their favorite memories that occurred in this library over the last 10 years, from the eclipse of 2017, to party-starting marching bands, to globally renowned authors flying in from Ireland! Images from 2011, when author John Connolly visited Ferndale Libraries aren’t as quiet as they used to be. We're a podcast for library lovers and the library curious. Stay tuned for more book chatter with librarians, community perspectives and author interviews.

The library remains closed until further notice as we follow safety measures for containing the spread of coronavirus. We were sad to cancel our event with author Joe Grimm, but we had already recorded this interview with the man behind the Faygo Book, so we still wanted to share that via our podcast!  We had a great chat with Joe Grimm, author of The Faygo Book" the social history of a company that has forged a bond with a city and its residents for more than a century...The story of a pop, a people, and a place! Joe Grimm previously wrote the book Coney Detroit with Katherine Yung (Wayne State University Press, 2012). A lifelong Detroit-area resident and twenty-five-year veteran of the Detroit Free Press, Grimm is a Michigan State University journalism professor. His favorite Faygo flavor is Rock & Rye.

We are chatting with two local musicians, both of whom have flourished in pursuit of artforms adjacent to music. The award-winning singer/songwriter Carolyn Striho visits us first to discuss her new book of poetry and lyrics, 'Detroit (Maiden Energy).' Striho is a veteran of the local (and global) rock and folk music scenes, but she shares several of her influences in the poetic arts... (not mentioned on the show, but included here, would be icons like Nikki Giovanni, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Shakespeare, and Amiri Baraka). Striho also talks about the role that libraries played in her life, (as writing and reading have been lifelong passions for her).    Striho is scheduled to perform at the Cadieux Cafe on April 25.        http://www.carolynstriho.com/ Detroit (Maiden Energy) ______   After that, guitarist Scotty Iulianelli (of the band Bars of Gold) stops by to talk about his fascination with pedals and amps--and how he wound up in the world of graphic design as Analog Prints, drawing intricate portraits of various gear utilized for recording and live performance. Iulianelli works just down the street from the Ferndale Library, over at Vintage King Audio. Iulianelli was initially set to lead a presentation all about guitar pedals, but it has been canceled indefinitely, due to public health concerns regarding Covid 19. We will either reschedule or create a new podcast episode (all about guitar pedals)--stay tuned.    https://www.analogprints.net/ https://vintageking.com/detroit