Learning Series: The Swampscott Fish House, Interview with Lou Gallo Posted on June 5, 2020 by Julie Travers Lou Gallo, our unofficial Town Historian, discusses Swampscott’s Fish House and our early fishing industry. We learn why the Fish House was built and what is unique about it. And did you know that several important firsts happened right here in Swampscott’s fishing history? Read the transcription here.
Learning Series: Climate Change in the Wake of COVID-19, Interview with Nia Keith Posted on June 2, 2020 by Julie Travers Nia Keith is the statewide Climate Change Education Manager at Mass Audubon and an advocate for climate justice and action. We discuss the successes and challenges of climate advocates during the coronavirus pandemic and the different ways the environment has been impacted by COVID-19. Also, she shares tangible actions that you can take to fight climate change, resources to learn from, and organizations to donate to.
Learning Series: Era of the Summer Estates, Interview with Mary Cassidy Posted on May 27, 2020 by Julie Travers Swampscott’s Gilded Age is brought to life in this discussion with Historian Mary Cassidy. Mary highlights the Era of the Summer Estates as she discusses the homes and lives of the wealthy Boston families who summered here in the 1800’s and early 1900’s.Read the transcript here.
Episode 10: Interview with journalist, Ian Thomsen Posted on May 19, 2020 by Julie Travers Today’s interview is with journalist, Ian Thomsen. We discuss his background in sports journalism, his book, The Soul of Basketball: The Epic Showdown Between LeBron, Kobe, Doc, and Dirk that Saved the NBA, and the future of the NBA given our current situation. Find out more about him here.Read the transcription of this episode here.
Learning Series: Interview with Mary Cassidy about New Ocean House Posted on May 15, 2020 by Caroline Margolis https://www.swampscottlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/audio_only_MP3_NewOceanHouse_Final.mp3
Episode 7: Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw with Caroline Posted on May 1, 2020 by Julie Travers Today on the podcast, we have an interview with reference librarian, Caroline, about a book she finished recently, Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw. Spoiler alert, she didn’t like this one! Tune in to find out why she thinks it’s difficult to tell a good story about magic and why more adults should read YA.
Episode 5: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek with Director Alyce Deveau Posted on April 21, 2020 by Julie Travers On today’s episode, Julie interviews the Library Director, Alyce Deveau about a recent book she read, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. They get into a discussion on the importance of access to information, particularly during quarantine.