Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library is now hosting a podcast on various topics! The podcast includes interviews with staff, volunteers, and authors. There will also be interactive episodes with patrons, and instructional and informational segments as well. In order to subscribe to receive notifications about new episodes, please contact a Reader Advisor at 800-392-2614 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Episode 1 Staff and Volunteer Spotlight - On this, the inaugural Wolfner Podcast, we introduce Staff member Germone Williams and Volunteer Dan Kempker
Episode 2 Staff Picks - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, the staff shares some of their favorite books.
Episode 3 Staff Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Director of Wolfner Library and Missouri State Librarian Robin Westphal is interviewed.
Episode 4 Volunteer Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, volunteer narrator Mary Beth Broughton is interviewed.
Episode 5 Author Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Richard McGonegal (author of the Sheriff Francis Hood Series) is interviewed.
Episode 6 Author/Volunteer Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Marlene Lee (author and volunteer narrator at Wolfner Library) is interviewed.
Episode 7 Wolfner Book Club - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Jami Livingston (Adult Services Librarian) discusses the call-in book club with some of the current members. This book club is open to all Wolfner patrons.
Episode 8 Rehabilitation Services for the Blind - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Lori Brown, Director of Public Services sits down with Michael St. Julien, Prevention of Blindness Coordinator for the Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, to talk about the seven different branches of RSB and what they can do for you.
Episode 9 National Federation of the Blind - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, President of the Missouri National Federation of the Blind, Shelia Wright, speaks with Lori Brown.
Episode 10 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, Part 1 - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Wolfner volunteers are interviewed at an annual luncheon that is made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Wolfner Library.
Episode 11 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, Part 2 - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, more interviews with Wolfner volunteers at the annual luncheon.
Episode 12 Accessibility at Missouri State Parks - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Jami Livingston and Tisha Holden, Division Information Officer at Missouri State Parks, talk about State Parks in Missouri and how they are addressing accessibility, along with some general updates about State Parks.
Episode 13 Staff and Volunteer Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, we introduce Reader Advisor Jon Wilcox and chat with Audie Cline, a volunteer narrator with Wolfner Library.
Episode 14 Frequently Asked Questions - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Reader Advisor Vanessa Lengyel answers the questions most commonly asked by our patrons.
Episode 15 Staff Picks - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, the staff shares some of their favorite Independence Day themed books.
Episode 16 Author Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Director of Public Services Lori Brown sits down for a conversation with Wilma Chestnut-House.
Episode 17 Volunteer Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Chris Cowan, a Tech IV with the Recording Studio, chats with volunteer narrator Melanie Melton.
Episode 18 Volunteer Favorites - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, volunteers with the Recording Studio discuss their favorite Wolfner produced books.
Episode 19 Volunteer Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, volunteer narrators Donna White and Dale Eickhoff are interviewed.
Episode 20 History of Wolfner Library - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, the history of Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library is narrated by volunteer Paul Otto.
Episode 21 Author/Volunteer Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, volunteers Loretta Broker and Marilyn Smith sit down with author Michelle Brooks to discuss a few of her books.
Episode 22 Volunteer Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, the volunteer recording team of Tom Steever and Paul Otto are interviewed.
Episode 23 National Library Service Consultant Visit - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, NLS Consultant Pam Davenport, who recently visited Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library, is interviewed.
Episode 24 Author/Patron Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Jami Livingston, Adult Services Librarian, interviews Deanna Quietwater Noriega, Wolfner patron and author of DBC11736 Dogwood Blossom: Growing Up Native American.
Episode 25 Back-to-School Book Recommendations - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, we share some of the books that staff read in high school.
Episode 26 Life of an Audiobook - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, we feature Adult Services Librarian Jami Livingston’s conversation with Rebecca Buckley, Rolla Public Library Director and how an audiobook is created.
Episode 27 How to Use Wolfpac - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Reader Advisor Kenna Tervo gives you an overview of Wolfpac, Wolfner’s online catalog.
Episode 28 Introduction to BARD - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Reader Advisor Brandon Kempf introduces you to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download offered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress.)
Episode 29 Haunted Hot Spots - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, we share Wolfner produced books about Missouri’s most spirited places.
Episode 30 Holiday Reading and Staff Spotlight - On this episode of the Wolfner Podcast, Chris Cowan discusses the behind-the-scenes production of A Christmas Carol, Christmas book recommendations, and an interview with our newest reader advisor, Miriam Tepper.