We're rebooting our COVID-era podcast project with a new episode featuring The Wander Collective in conversation on their upcoming Echoes and Reflection multi-disciplinary art happening at four locations throughout the city, including Victoria Avenue Library at 5:30pm on Thursday, June 5. We talk art, space, and the forgotten river that still flows beneath the Victoria Avenue Library.

Find event info and registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/echoes-and-reflections-a-collective-multi-arts-creativity-series-tickets-1359100609509

For more information about Muddy Run, the forgotten river, see: https://nflibrary.ca/articles/muddy-run-niagara-falls-forgotten-river

Here's a special summer edition of the podcast with author Jennifer Maruno discussing her new book for young readers, Until Niagara Falls, a coming-of-age story about a troubled friendship that takes place over an eventful summer in 1960s Niagara Falls, Ontario. We also touch on the importance of stories and storytelling to her career as an educator, and her all-time favourite Niagara Falls librarian.

Borrow Until Niagara Falls from the Niagara Falls Public Library or visit Jennifer's website at https://jennifermaruno.com.

To celebrate CMHA Canadian Mental Health Week, May 2 - 8, 2022, we speak with author, mental health advocate and peer support worker Darcy Patrick about his mental health story, his body of work, and his fifth and newest book, Managing Wellness: Creating and Maintaining a Mind, Body & Soul Connection. To learn more about Darcy or to purchase the book, visit darcypatrick.com. To borrow his books with your free Niagara Falls Public Library card, have a look at this list in our catalogue: nfpl.info/PodcastEp4ManagingWellness.

Also this episode, we talk about new books for spring, and we also announce the Niagara Falls Public Library's new Mental Health & Wellbeing resource page at my.nflibrary.ca/mentalhealth. The page links to lists on various mental health topics from Anxiety to Trauma, each featuring psychologist-recommended books and workbooks that cover evidence-based skills and techniques you can use to cope with and manage mental health challenges. Happy Mental Health Week!