Library Love

Host Natalie Draper brings you a monthly update of what's happening at the Northfield Public Library, as well as stories and in-depth conversations about all things library.

Library Love - Artificial Intelligence 11/12/25

Director of Library Services at the Northfield Public Library Natalie Draper and Emerging Technology Librarian Tyler Gardner discuss all things AI and it's new place in our society. 

11-12
01:23:46

Library Love - Library School and Books We Read in High School 10/8/25

 Host Natalie Draper talks with library staff about their experiences in post-grad Library and Information Science programs, and later talk readings they were assigned in high school. 

10-08
01:09:18

Library Love - Library Conferences 9/10/25

 Host Natalie Draper talks with library staff about attending and presenting at library conferences, and later gets into library budgets and how they work. 

09-10
01:27:23

Library Love – Superheroes and Origin Stories 8/13/25

Host Natalie Draper talks with members of the Northfield Public Library staff about where their interest in library sciences came from, and how they came to work at the Northfield Public Library.

08-13
59:48

Library Love – History of Books 7/9/25

Northfield Public Library’s Director of Services Natalie Draper discusses the history of books, how a book is put together, and how that has changed over time with guests Pam O’Hara (SELCO), Bill North (Carleton College), and Alexus Kreft (Northfield History Center and Northfield Public Library).

07-09
01:18:51

Library Love - Summer Comes to the Library 6/11/25

Host Natalie Draper talks with the Northfield Public Library Services Collection Manager Amy Nelson about the summer reading challenge, how the youth collection is managed, and an introduction to something called E-Rates, which is actually really important. 

06-12
01:20:26

Library Love - Movers and Shakers 5/15/25

On today's show we talk with Northfield Director of Library Services Natalie Draper and the library's Outreach Services Manager Angelica Linder about being named 2025 Movers and Shakers by Library Journal. We also talk about the curation of the library collection, particularly the books, and how or why things are moved in or moved out. Finally we wrap up with a good discussion about free speech and why banning books is a bad idea.

06-03
01:06:17

Library Love - The Premier Episode 4/9/25

 On this first installment of what will be a monthly show, host Natalie Draper, the Director of Library Services in Northfield, MN, brings you a full hour of library talk. The show will feature employees of the Northfield Public Library, and tech/producer Rich Larson who asks the librarians to maybe explain some of the hipster librarian jargon. 

04-08
01:03:39

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