SHOUT! For Libraries is a radio show about topics and trends in the field of librarianship, brought to you by graduate students from the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta. Each month, through conversations and interviews, we explore subjects in and around the world of libraries. SHOUT! For Libraries airs the fourth Friday of every month at 5pm on CJSR 88.5 FM. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for timely updates and more information!
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S10E11 - Interviewing SHOUT’s Founders (Part 2) Join us for part two of our interview with SHOUT For Libraries founders Céline Gareau-Brennan and Gianmarco Visconti. You can catch the first half of this interview in our May episode. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits…
Bill 28 is an ominous bill allowing the provincial government to expand their control over municipal governments, one that was passed without consulting any Alberta libraries. In this episode, we will discuss what this bill is about, why this is important, resources, and more! Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported…
S10E09 - Interviewing SHOUT’s Founders (Part 1) For this month, we have tracked down some more members of SHOUT’s past: and gone all the way back to the beginning. Join us as we interviewed the co-founders of SHOUT for Libraries about their experience starting and working on this radio show. This conversation reflects on SHOUT’s 2016 origins, impact, and continued legacy. Theme Song Music: Vlad…
S10E08 – AMV This April episode we got a unique and fun little peek into the world of AMV, short for Anime Music Video, editing and programming at Animethon, Canada’s longest running Anime Convention held annually here in Edmonton. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits…
S10E07 – FIP Conference 2026 Join us for a selection of interviews with attendees and presenters at the 2026 Forum for Information Professionals (FIP) Conference. This year, FIP celebrated its 40th anniversary, with the theme “Gateways, not Gatekeepers: Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information.” If you would like to learn more about FIP or watch recordings of the conference, visit:…
This month, SHOUT! For Libraries joined forces with Moving Radio host Lindsey Campbell to discuss Freedom to Read Week , intellectual freedom, and library-related films. For more information on book bans in Alberta, listen to our Alberta Book Ban Roundtable episode. To learn more about the role of libraries in the community, check out this article from The Walrus . To listen to an extended version…
To kick off 2026, we take a trip behind the curtain into the world of Edmonton Symphony Librarian, Peter Eratostene. A unique job at the intersection of music and librarianship, we get a special look at the operations of a music library and the role of the music librarian here in Edmonton at the Winspear Centre. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0…
In our final episode of 2025, we sat down with five librarians working at small, rural libraries in the Parkland Regional Library System. Join them for a discussion about how small libraries are stronger together, and how working collaboratively can make a big impact. Thank you to Lesley Moody (Olds), Maia Foster (Didsbury), Megan Ginther (Carstairs), Joy Willihnganz (Sundre), and Rebecca Smith…
Join us for episode three of our tenth season, where we continue last month’s journey back in time to find previous Shout members and check in with them now. We spoke with past members Joel Blechinger and Merran Carr-Wiggan to find out where life has taken them and how Shout has been a part of their journey in the world of librarianship. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative…
Join us for our FunDrive episode, featuring blasts from our past with previous members of the Shout For Libraries team! In this episode, we sat down with some past members (Maia Trotter, Jereme Wilson, and Lorisia MacLeod) to talk about their time with the show – what they loved, what they wished they had done, and anything else that stuck with them – and where they are now in their careers! If…
