BONUS EPISODE- "Utilize the library and be in that space." In conversation on libraries WITH LIBRARIAN, LORA DEL RIO

Hannah and Laura have one of their dreams fulfilled in this week's bonus episode because they get the chance to learn all about libraries and their different services from librarian, Lora Del Rio!!!! Lora (MSLIS) is the Director for Research, Teaching, and Learning, Humanities Librarian, as well as an Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Lora is a wealth of knowledge and answers all of the OWWR pod team's burning questions about libraries. She offers advice to readers looking to get involved in their local library, ways to support librarians/libraries, and shares about her work increasing diversity in libraries.

Please check out the Lovejoy Library at SIUE and the DLCTE Program!!
Faculty - Lovejoy Library | SIUE
Home - Diverse Librarianship Career Training and Education Program

Media Mentions:
American Library Association
Milwaukee Public Library
That Librarian by Amanda Jones
Brooklyn Nine-Nine---Peacock
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Good Talk by Mira Jacob
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Harry Potter film franchise---Peacock
Music by John Williams---Disney+
The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin