Ramonita de Rodriguez Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia

Check out this virtual event for Black History Month by the Free Library of Philadelphia. This virtual self care salon by chef Jena Harris and Professor Pysche Williams-Forson requires registration, so be sure to follow the link and register. The event takes place on February 11th at 7 PM.

Welcome to Ms Chelsea’s Podcast Reviews and Recommendations, in which I explore various podcasts for a variety of age ranges! I’ll let you know what I thought about them, then ask a few questions for those who chose to listen to an episode! If this is a podcast aimed at kids and families, adults and kids can listen and answer the questions together. Do you have a podcast you want me to review? Let me know in the comment section! A note about age ranges: unless a podcast is ...specifically geared towards a certain age by that podcast (such as a podcast specifically for children or teens), I will no longer provide an age range. Please use your best judgement to find a podcast right for you or your family! Podcast Name: The TMI Project: Black Stories Matter (Season Two) Price & Platform: Free; I listened on Spotify. Episode Length: Roughly 15 minutes. Released: Weekly Link: https://www.tmiproject.org/podcast/ Episode listened to: Odell for President; Shai Checks The Box Brief Description: From their website, The TMI Project Podcast features true stories by people from historically underrepresented populations often overlooked by mainstream media. Join co-hosts Eva Tenuto and Micah Blumenthal with some of our favorite storytellers as they step on stage and transform painful events from their past into powerful, inspiring, and often hilarious, monologues of resilience and survival. Founded in 2010, TMI Project is a nonprofit transmedia organization teaching true storytelling workshops and creating inspiring live performances and bold digital content that focus on the too much information parts of a story, the parts typically left out because of shame or stigma. We believe that sharing radically candid, true personal narratives ignites human connection, challenges the status quo, and inspires both storytellers and listeners to take action for positive social change. Thoughts: These podcast episodes have the same sort of formatting as Ted Talks: people get on stage, they tell their stories, and each one is different from one another but important and enlightening to the human experience. These types of story podcasts are some of the ones I like best. I love listening to the human experience and learning from it, and if you do too you’ll enjoy this podcast. Questions/Prompts for others who listened: Which episode did you choose to listen to and why? Related eBooks: Check out some of our virtual collections here, all of which feature Black stories and experiences. One Book, One Philadelphia Supplemental Reading: https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/collection/1154551 One Book, One Philadelphia 2021 https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/collection/1154659 Black Liberation Reading List https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/collection/1129990

Upcoming: Books and Cooks Event! This event is designed for school-aged children with an open invitation to caregivers. Inspired by the theme of clouds, we will have read-alouds, mindfulness and movement activities, and art and cooking ideas to share. Please join us for some restful and creative time together! This event will be held over Zoom. Register at the following link: ... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/books-cooks-peaceful-clouds-ti

It’s winter, and with the addition of snow this past week, it finally feels like it! Though the doors to our physical library are closed to the public, there are plenty of eBooks and audiobooks you can check out from us online! The books that follow are for toddlers, children, and teens! The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/2596450 ... The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder - audiobook https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/2754181 Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/1046860 Fox versus Winter by Corey R. Tabor https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/5254577 Winter According to Humphrey by Betty B. Birney https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/1061169 Pete the Cat Snow Daze by James Dean https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/2552678 Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/3072361 Best In Snow by April Pulley Sayre https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/2582736 Snow Day by Candance Ransom https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/3972884 Crow and Snow by Robert Broder https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/5274404 Snow Birds by Kristen Hall https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/5733539 Snow Friends by Margery Cuyler https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/5696999 Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/1186349 Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner - audiobook https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/2017037 The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/1583668 The Mitten by Jan Brett https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/1775071 Cozy by Jan Brett https://freelibrary.overdrive.com/media/5243250