Behind The Circulation Desk

Behind The Circulation Desk

Two Houston librarians discussing books, literacy, EdTech, and libraries.

  • 33 minutes 59 seconds
    Boring Dystopia
    Jimmy and Shelby, Shelby and Jimmy, talk about books they're reading (a little), how the world is a boring Dystopia and random ways to kill fire ants. Jimmy gets political too.
    7 February 2020, 10:55 pm
  • 28 minutes 46 seconds
    After the Break
    Jimmy and Shelby discuss their reads during winter break, what they binged and Shelby's new adventure.
    9 January 2020, 11:53 pm
  • 36 minutes 10 seconds
    DEVOLSON is Real and So is This Book Challenge
    Jimmy and Shelby talk about their upcoming break, learn about DEVOLSON, talk shop about books, and why Jimmy can't talk no good.
    21 November 2019, 10:25 pm
  • 20 minutes 1 second
    November Book Challenge
    In this episode Jilby Slai (Jimmy Mai and Shelby Slay) talk about their reads for the 50 book challenge starting in November. They also talk about current status of Jimmy's beard.
    25 October 2019, 6:36 pm
  • 36 minutes 35 seconds
    Terror on the Shelves
    Jimmy and Shelby talk scary reads for the month of October.
    3 October 2019, 10:02 pm
  • 32 minutes 34 seconds
    Flood of Books
    Jimmy and Shelby talk Tropical Storm Imelda and what they were supposed to do that school. They later launch into their new reads.
    26 September 2019, 10:12 pm
  • 33 minutes 45 seconds
    Labor Day Shenanigans
    In this episode Shelby and Jimmy talk about the nature of fall (in Houston), life (in Houston), fall reads (in Houston), and why you shouldn't pick up stray kittens (in Houston), while sitting outside (in Houston).
    2 September 2019, 3:40 pm
  • 29 minutes 18 seconds
    Tired...Just Tired
    Shelby and Jimmy talk about what ails them on this back to school special edition.
    28 August 2019, 10:21 pm
  • 57 minutes 15 seconds
    Coffee, Back to School Book Talks, and Why Gatsby is "aight"

    In this Episode of Behind the Circulation Desk, Shelby and Jimmy discuss back to school topics, explore different young adult reads, and also the importance of coffee and why anything will do. 

    14 August 2019, 8:14 pm
  • 46 minutes 13 seconds
    Bad Librarians, Summer Brain, Level Up, Beard Oils, and Summer Reads...again

    In this episode, the dynamic duo that is Shelby and Jimmy talk about what they were supposed to read for professional development, what they did to cause the dreaded summer brain,  their upcoming presentations at Level Up, Jimmy's beard schedule/treatments, and some new summer reads that they did not intend nor have in mind at all. 

    22 July 2019, 9:41 pm
  • 42 minutes
    Representation in Literature & Media Licenses

    In this episode Shelby and Jimmy update how their summer reads are going, talk about representation of ethnicity in literature, and media licenses. 

    4 July 2019, 8:51 pm
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