Hi everyone! Wanted to share the latest episode of Chapter & Verse: Storytime from the Stacks and ask for help promoting this far and wide! With this podcast, we aim to spread good news, highlight inspirational stories of library workers and spotlight some of the many wonderful things libraries do in Michigan communities. Please give it a listen and help us spread the word! We would love if you could link to it in your library newsletter or share it on your social media channels. If you have any questions about sharing or helping us to get the word out, please let me know! If you are willing to share it in your member newsletter, here is a graphic and some copy you can use! (Feel free to tweak but be sure to include a thanks to our sponsor: Midwest Tape | hoopla Digital!) [Chapter & Verse Trailer] Hosted by the Michigan Library Association and the Library Cooperatives of Michigan, Chapter & Verse: Storytime from the Stacks features dedicated Michigan library workers and their inspiring stories. Each episode welcomes a library worker from one of Michigan's 11 cooperative regions to share their most interesting and inspiring experiences. New episodes will premiere on the second Thursday of each month. Chapter & Verse is sponsored by Midwest Tape | hoopla<https://www.midwesttape.com/>. Listen to the podcast and subscribe on Podbean<https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/z7919Rc85TV2>, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, just search "Chapter & Verse: Storytime from the Stacks". A new episode just dropped this morning! In this episode, hosts Debbie Mikula and Steven K. Bowers sit down with Azita Frattarelli, director and youth librarian at the Riverview Veterans Memorial Library in Riverview, Michigan. Azita shares her journey from journalism to librarianship, her earliest library memory, and the meaningful relationships she’s built with patrons. The discussion explores how libraries have evolved into vital community hubs and emphasizes the power of kindness and connection in serving the public. Give it a listen and don't forget to share this podcast with your fellow library enthusiasts! https://michiganlibrarypodcast.podbean.com/e/how-libraries-serve-as-communit... [cidimage002.png@01D73C4D.ABEAD040] Rachel Ash Membership and Communications Director Michigan Library Association PO Box 27337 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 2 Direct: (517) 881-6652 milibraries.org rfash@milibraries.org<mailto:%0bmilibraries.org%0brfash@milibraries.org> Follow MLA on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganLibraryAssociation> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/mlaoffice>!