The Sartorial Librarians Podcast

Bringing out some end o’ year #LibrarianFashion.
Nice!

Sartorial co-host, Chris, levelling-up the #cardigan #LibrarianFashion game…woo-hoo!

Got some favourite cardigans to share?
Drop them in the comments.

A happy listener testimonial!

In case you missed it, or if you’re a new follower, here are the links to our latest #kidlit & #LibrarianFashion episode.

We’re discussing a picture book and a non-fiction picture book that we think you’ll want to add to your collection.

Listen in…

A side-by-side image featuring teacher-librarian Christopher Hunt and writer-librarian Paul Vinelli wearing the #LibrarianFashion outfits to be discussed on this episode. The top of the image banner says The Sartorial Librarians Podcast and the bottom of the image banner includes the episode number and the Bluesky & Instagram handle @sartoriallibrary Library Looks: Chris clashes patterns in shades of blue, black, grey. Paul salutes a variety of stylish tigers. Library Books: I Was: The Stories of Animal Skulls by Katherine Hocker and Natasha Donovan Lonely Bird by Ruth Whiting Katherine Hocker ⁠https://katherinehocker.art/ ⁠ Natasha Donovan ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ndonovan/⁠ ⁠https://www.natashadonovan.com/⁠ Ruth Whiting ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ruth_whiting/ ⁠ ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ruthwhiting.bsky.social ⁠ Library Tangents: Crisscross crosshatch; is that electric blue?; Tiger theme; Magnum P.I. tribute wear; lyrical stories of skulls; detailed illustrations with fangs; offering the reader descriptive clues; telling the story more than just telling the facts; exceptional back matter; nonfiction picture books as mentor texts for teachers and students; creative ways to inspire writing; 2D characters and their worlds; the beauty of what we rescue from the trash; a scrap(py) paper hero; little items of ephemera; small, shy and powerful; Fraggle Rock and Doozers; epic montage across a kitchen floor; an artist’s responsibility for their creations; the beauty of lonely tasks

The Sartorial Librarians Podcast

Ep 15: Lonely Heroes & Lyrical Skulls

I Was: The Stories of Animal Skulls by Katherine Hocker & Natasha Donovan

Lonely Bird by @ruthwhiting.bsky.social

Apple apple.co/4jCQWxD
Spotify spoti.fi/4jI4vvO

@exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social
@paulvinelli.bsky.social
#kidlit

Selfie: Orange, brown and navy but not shirt with an orange striped brown background cardigan… But, no tie. Gadzooks!

Gadzooks!
What’s up…?
No tie for my #LibrarianFashion today?
How odd…

(Too rushed this morning.)

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to our celebratory podcast about incredible picture books (and #LibrarianFashion), we recommend this recent episode.

We’re hoping that the book dresses have pockets though…

How haven’t we heard of such things!? Beautiful.

Thanks to @sartoriallibrary.bsky.social not only for their podcast celebrations of picture books and librarian fashion, but for the #LibrarianFashion tag. Browsing the latter is a wonderful way to discover some bibliophile #Uplift! 📚

Dress bodice made of book spines.

When I found out about @sartoriallibrary.bsky.social's #LibraryFashion tag, of course the first person I thought of was Sylvie Facon, who turns books into dresses:

steampunktendencies.com/sylvie-falco...

Symbiosis, friends.

Uplift the authors and uplift the illustrators. Equally. It takes both to make picture book magic.

In our podcast discussions we wax poetic about the writer’s text, the illustrator’s artwork and the beautiful interplay between the two mutually enhancing elements.

Listen in.

A side-by-side image featuring teacher-librarian Christopher Hunt and writer-librarian Paul Vinelli wearing the #LibrarianFashion outfits to be discussed on this episode. The top of the image banner says The Sartorial Librarians Podcast and the bottom of the image banner includes the episode number and the Bluesky & Instagram handle @sartoriallibrary

Latest episode!

The Sartorial Librarians Podcast
Ep 14: Tidying Up, Symbolism and Symbiosis

The Art of Cleanup: Life Made Neat and Tidy by Ursus Wehrli

Bunny and Tree by Balint Zsako

Apple: apple.co/3G6oSUp
Spotify: spoti.fi/3Yvskyd

@exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social
@paulvinelli.bsky.social

#kidlit

Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

It was great for us to see this book we loved and discussed in Episode 2 be named by Kirkus as one of the best of the century (so far).

Give us a listen to see why we appreciate this bereavement book so much.

www.kirkusreviews.com/picture-book...

It was fun for us to see this book we loved and discussed in Episode 12 be named as one of the best of the century (so far).

Give us a listen to see why we appreciate The Black Book of Colors so much.

www.kirkusreviews.com/picture-book...

Rocking your #LibrarianFashion.
Especially love the vibrant colour of that jacket!

(And Stick Dog/Stick Cat is a great series; good for Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans who need more adjacent styles of book, more #ReadAlike material.)

A yellow background poster with three rows of inset episode promo pics. Between the rows are dark pink banners with text that reads, The Sartorial Librarians Podcast: Celebrate Libraries and #LibrarianFashion The episode promo posts (for ep. 6-12) show various books we discuss on each, plus pictures of the #LibrarianFashion we discuss. More info about those can be found in the original episode promo posts in the ALT text there.

Hey folks,
Feel free to tag us any time you post some #LibrarianFashion, as we’d love to see and celebrate your library style—be it casual or spiffy.

Thx to @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social, @msyingling.bsky.social, and @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social for giving this podcast episode a re-post signal boost—so appreciated!

Thx for giving our podcast a signal boost (again)—much appreciated!

Have to commute to work? Make I suggest our podcast to pass the time…?

Want to share how you zhuzh up something in your #LibrarianFashion repertoire?

See co-host, Chris’s examples below…

A little promo picture for our podcast,The Sartorial Librarians, which shows the books and outfits we will be discussing in the episode. In the bottom left corner, there is a photo with Paul Vinelli on one side and Christopher Hunt on the other side, each of them wearing the outfits that are discussed as #LibrarianFashion in this episode of the podcast. In the top right corner, is the cover image for Opposites Abstract by Mo Willems. In the bottom right is a photo of the book cover for I Am A Bird by Hope Lim and Hyewon Yum. In the top left corner is the logo for the podcast, which features a book with the podcast title, white letters on a pink cover, over top of close-up of a brown-with-orange-stripe cardigan sweater, buttoned over a tie with blue white and orange diagonal plaid over top of a button up shirt with plaid in orange, black, blue and gray and white. Library Looks: Paul goes full preppy with a button up, tie and dark sweater. Chris geek chic riots with a jumble of colours, patterns and textures. Library Books: I Am A Bird by Hope Lim and Hyewon Yum Opposites Abstract by Mo Willems Library Tangents: Two guys wearing ties; Dead Poets Society prep; a riot of colour and pattern; revisiting the logo; conveying movement in illustrations; subtle side eye; not overreading others; questioning the question; abstractions for building discussion, debate, or consensus; differing ways of seeing.

The Sartorial Librarians Podcast

Ep 13: Two Guys Wearing Ties, Birds & Abstractions

I Am A Bird by @hopelim.bsky.social and Hyewon Yum

Opposites Abstract by Mo Willems

Apple: apple.co/3QUjmqg
Spotify: spoti.fi/3FZBBYU

@exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social
@paulvinelli.bsky.social
#kidlit

Looking for incredible reads for library, classroom, or parenting story times?

Need a spring break podcast rec?

Listen to us enthusiastically talking about the magic and craft of picture books that are crowd pleasers.

With a back catalog of only 12 episodes so far, you could binge listen easily!

Each book makes one think of another book.

Whether actual homages, or reminiscent resonance, relevant #ReadAlikes, or just echoes of elements liked in past reads…

The möbius strip of the reader’s mind…

#skybrarians #TLsky 📚 #BibliophileLife 📚👍

See also,
Glasses Edition thread:

bsky.app/profile/sart...

For example, see our
#LibrarianFashion, Shoes Edition:

bsky.app/profile/sart...

A yellow background poster with three rows of inset episode promo pics. Between the rows are dark pink banners with text that reads, The Sartorial Librarians Podcast Celebrate Libraries and #LibrarianFashion The episode promo posts (for ep. 6-12) show various books we discuss on each, plus pictures of the #LibrarianFashion we discuss. More info about those can be found in the original episode posts and in their ALT text.

On The Sartorial Librarians Podcast, we celebrate the quirky individuality of library folks
by encouraging #LibrarianFashion sharing.

A yellow background poster with three rows of inset episode promo pics. Between the rows are dark pink banners with text that reads, The Sartorial Librarians Podcast: Believe in the Power of Picture Books. The episode promo posts (for ep. 1-6) show various books we discuss on each, plus pictures of the #LibrarianFashion we discuss. More info about those can be found in the original episode posts and in their ALT text.

On The Sartorial Librarians Podcast, we celebrate the art, craft and magic of picture books—
guaranteed hits for lap time reading or classroom and library story time.

Looking for incredible reads for library, classroom, or parenting story times?

Need a spring break podcast rec?

Listen to us enthusiastically talking about the magic and craft of picture books that are crowd pleasers.

With a back catalog of only 12 episodes so far, you could binge listen easily!

Three images promoting Episode 12 of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast. In the top left corner is an image featuring The Sartorial Librarians Logo - a photo of a sweater layered over a checkered shirt and tie. In the top right corner is an image of co-hosts Christopher Hunt and Paul Vinelli. Christopher is wearing a red sweatshirt and Paul is wearing a checkered shirt and fedora. The bottom image is a picture of the cover of the book The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria. The cover features a grasshopper leaping from a field full of tall grass and plants.

In Ep 12 of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast we discuss The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin & Rosana Faria from
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social & @houseofanansi.bsky.social. The book features braille, raised reliefs and only the color black.

Tune in!
apple.co/3Dtfr0C
spoti.fi/3R4sIQb
#kidlit 📚👍🏼