Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast
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Ocean State library workers chat with folks around Rhode Island & beyond about what they're reading, watching, and loving. Available anywhere you find podcasts! New episodes released every other Tuesday at noon. overdueingit.org
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It's that time of year when we look back at all the books we loved in 2025.
First up, is Host Emily with just some of her favorites from the year. Did you read any of her top books? Let us know what you loved (or hated) in the comments!
First up, is Host Emily with just some of her favorites from the year. Did you read any of her top books? Let us know what you loved (or hated) in the comments!
January 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
It's that time of year when we look back at all the books we loved in 2025.
First up, is Host Emily with just some of her favorites from the year. Did you read any of her top books? Let us know what you loved (or hated) in the comments!
First up, is Host Emily with just some of her favorites from the year. Did you read any of her top books? Let us know what you loved (or hated) in the comments!
Catch a screening of @joinordiefilm.bsky.social, get involved in your community, and contribute to this socially engaged work of art. Listen and subscribe to Overdueing It anywhere you get podcasts!
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December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Catch a screening of @joinordiefilm.bsky.social, get involved in your community, and contribute to this socially engaged work of art. Listen and subscribe to Overdueing It anywhere you get podcasts!
www.overdueingit.org/home/episode...
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On our latest: civic engagement correspondent Meg talks to Rebecca Davis, co-director of the documentary @joinordiefilm.bsky.social, a film about why you should join a club, and why the fate of America depends on it. Listen in anywhere you get podcasts 🎳 www.overdueingit.org/home/episode...
December 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
On our latest: civic engagement correspondent Meg talks to Rebecca Davis, co-director of the documentary @joinordiefilm.bsky.social, a film about why you should join a club, and why the fate of America depends on it. Listen in anywhere you get podcasts 🎳 www.overdueingit.org/home/episode...
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Listen to Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw discuss their book Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War on
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Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Listen to Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw discuss their book Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War on
@overdueingit.org
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📖 www.bloomsbury.com/9798881803803/
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On our latest episode, Host Emily chats romance with, and learns a cricket joke from, international comedian, writer, podcaster, and all-around super cool human, @alicefraser.bsky.social, author of A Passion for Passion. Listen in wherever you get podcasts! 💝
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Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
On our latest episode, Host Emily chats romance with, and learns a cricket joke from, international comedian, writer, podcaster, and all-around super cool human, @alicefraser.bsky.social, author of A Passion for Passion. Listen in wherever you get podcasts! 💝
On our latest, host Lauren talks to author Vanessa Lillie about her new book, THE BONE THIEF. They also discuss repatriating historic Indigenous artifacts, Vanessa's writing process, and the importance of self-care when writing about traumatic events. Available anywhere you get your podcasts!
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
On our latest, host Lauren talks to author Vanessa Lillie about her new book, THE BONE THIEF. They also discuss repatriating historic Indigenous artifacts, Vanessa's writing process, and the importance of self-care when writing about traumatic events. Available anywhere you get your podcasts!
On our latest episode, host Dave is joined by @cosbrarian.bsky.social Liz Gotauco and her sister Jade Gotauco to discuss her debut collection of folktales, F*cked Up Fairy Tales, based on Liz's popular TikTok series by the same name and illustrated by Jade! Available wherever you get your podcasts 🪄
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On our latest episode, host Dave is joined by @cosbrarian.bsky.social Liz Gotauco and her sister Jade Gotauco to discuss her debut collection of folktales, F*cked Up Fairy Tales, based on Liz's popular TikTok series by the same name and illustrated by Jade! Available wherever you get your podcasts 🪄
📚 Join us in celebrating a big win this #BannedBooksWeek! The Rhode Island Legislature just passed one of the strongest Freedom to Read bills in the nation. On our latest episode, @megblack.bsky.social talks to FTR coalition leader Nicole Dyszlewski about building this grassroots movement:
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📚 Join us in celebrating a big win this #BannedBooksWeek! The Rhode Island Legislature just passed one of the strongest Freedom to Read bills in the nation. On our latest episode, @megblack.bsky.social talks to FTR coalition leader Nicole Dyszlewski about building this grassroots movement:
How do you advocate for legislative change? Find out with civic engagement correspondent @megblack.bsky.social and guest Nicole Dyszkewski! Nicole helped build a broad coalition to help pass the 2025 Freedom to Read Act. Available wherever you get podcasts 🗳️
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
October 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
How do you advocate for legislative change? Find out with civic engagement correspondent @megblack.bsky.social and guest Nicole Dyszkewski! Nicole helped build a broad coalition to help pass the 2025 Freedom to Read Act. Available wherever you get podcasts 🗳️
We're back from summer vacation! 😎 on our latest hostful episode, Emily, Lauren, and Dave talk about how they're finding comfort in narrative during these interesting times. Find Overdueing It anywhere you get podcasts!
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We're back from summer vacation! 😎 on our latest hostful episode, Emily, Lauren, and Dave talk about how they're finding comfort in narrative during these interesting times. Find Overdueing It anywhere you get podcasts!
We've got a new show up for you! Host Lauren is joined by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani to discuss her latest book The View From Lake Como! Available wherever you get your podcasts 😎
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June 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We've got a new show up for you! Host Lauren is joined by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani to discuss her latest book The View From Lake Como! Available wherever you get your podcasts 😎
www.overdueingit.org/home/episode...
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Excited to share our annual #Pride episode! Host Tayla is joined by academic librarians Alicia, James, and Amanda to share their research project focusing on queer representation in picture books and the creation of the Rainbow Representation Rubric. Listen in anywhere you get your podcasts!
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
June 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Excited to share our annual #Pride episode! Host Tayla is joined by academic librarians Alicia, James, and Amanda to share their research project focusing on queer representation in picture books and the creation of the Rainbow Representation Rubric. Listen in anywhere you get your podcasts!
On the latest episode of Overdueing It, host Robin chats with Robert Isenberg about MILE MARKERS, his latest collection of essays about cycling. They also discuss past visions of the future, documentaries, and the Rockettes. Join the conversation anywhere you get podcasts! 🚲
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
May 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
On the latest episode of Overdueing It, host Robin chats with Robert Isenberg about MILE MARKERS, his latest collection of essays about cycling. They also discuss past visions of the future, documentaries, and the Rockettes. Join the conversation anywhere you get podcasts! 🚲
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Rhode Island voters: the #FreedomToRead needs you! Lawmakers need to hear from citizens that this bill needs to keep its protections for creators! Stop by Warwick Central Library 10-2 Saturday May 24 & write a postcard!
(Thank you if you’ve written/called in the past - we need you again!)
(Thank you if you’ve written/called in the past - we need you again!)
This Saturday, May 24, 10-2: stop by the Warwick Central Library and write a postcard in support of RI #FreedomToRead
May 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Rhode Island voters: the #FreedomToRead needs you! Lawmakers need to hear from citizens that this bill needs to keep its protections for creators! Stop by Warwick Central Library 10-2 Saturday May 24 & write a postcard!
(Thank you if you’ve written/called in the past - we need you again!)
(Thank you if you’ve written/called in the past - we need you again!)
The Overdueing It team presented today at the Rhode Island Library Association annual conference about podcasting as library outreach! We had a great time talking to our colleagues about how we’ve made community connections and shared our services to a new audience through five years of production 😎
May 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Overdueing It team presented today at the Rhode Island Library Association annual conference about podcasting as library outreach! We had a great time talking to our colleagues about how we’ve made community connections and shared our services to a new audience through five years of production 😎
What’s PechaKuchaPVD? Check out our recent episode all about this community building and storytelling event, and then join @9librariespvd.bsky.social for this special event on 5/28! We’ll see you there!
May 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
What’s PechaKuchaPVD? Check out our recent episode all about this community building and storytelling event, and then join @9librariespvd.bsky.social for this special event on 5/28! We’ll see you there!
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We are excited to be hosting PechaKuchaPVD at Knight Memorial Library next Wednesday! This event will be held outdoors, so bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/pechakucha...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/pechakucha...
May 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We are excited to be hosting PechaKuchaPVD at Knight Memorial Library next Wednesday! This event will be held outdoors, so bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/pechakucha...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/pechakucha...
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Projo on Senate bill passage: www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
'Freedom to Read Act' passes in RI Senate, along with school cell phone ban. What to know.
The act would let authors, booksellers or publishers sue any government entity found to "enforce censorship."
www.providencejournal.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Projo on Senate bill passage: www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
We've got a new episode awaiting you today! Host Tayla talks with local author Donna Russo about her new book, VINCENT'S WOMEN - a historical fiction that traces the life of Vincent van Gogh through the women he knew and loved. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We've got a new episode awaiting you today! Host Tayla talks with local author Donna Russo about her new book, VINCENT'S WOMEN - a historical fiction that traces the life of Vincent van Gogh through the women he knew and loved. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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RHODE ISLAND: it's time to Pull Together. Come dance against dictators, boogie against billionaires, and get connected to the community organizations who are locally doing the good work!
Friday, 5-9pm, Waterplace Park. Hope to see you there.
www.mobilize.us/indivisibler...
Friday, 5-9pm, Waterplace Park. Hope to see you there.
www.mobilize.us/indivisibler...
April 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
RHODE ISLAND: it's time to Pull Together. Come dance against dictators, boogie against billionaires, and get connected to the community organizations who are locally doing the good work!
Friday, 5-9pm, Waterplace Park. Hope to see you there.
www.mobilize.us/indivisibler...
Friday, 5-9pm, Waterplace Park. Hope to see you there.
www.mobilize.us/indivisibler...
This week we're going into the Rhode Island Podcast multiverse! Hosts Emily and Lauren chat with Chris Revill of the Hey Rhody podcast about nostalgic movies, libraries as third spaces, and the many amazing free events and small businesses in Rhode Island. Available wherever you find podcasts!
April 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This week we're going into the Rhode Island Podcast multiverse! Hosts Emily and Lauren chat with Chris Revill of the Hey Rhody podcast about nostalgic movies, libraries as third spaces, and the many amazing free events and small businesses in Rhode Island. Available wherever you find podcasts!
Lauren had such a great chat with Victoria Atamian Waterman, Pauline Getzoyan, and Dalita Getzoyan, that we couldn’t fit it all into one episode! Check out the 20-min bonus episode “What It Means to Be Armenian-American” wherever you find your podcasts!
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
April 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Lauren had such a great chat with Victoria Atamian Waterman, Pauline Getzoyan, and Dalita Getzoyan, that we couldn’t fit it all into one episode! Check out the 20-min bonus episode “What It Means to Be Armenian-American” wherever you find your podcasts!
April is Genocide Awareness Month here in RI. On our latest episode, host Lauren sits down with author Victoria Atamian Waterman, Dalita Getzoyan, and Pauline Getzoyan, to discuss Victoria's book and the importance of Holocaust and Genocide education. Listen in wherever you get your podcasts.
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast | rhode island library podcast
Overdueing It is a podcast that brings you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around Rhode Island and beyond about their current favorite books, TV a...
www.overdueingit.org
April 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
April is Genocide Awareness Month here in RI. On our latest episode, host Lauren sits down with author Victoria Atamian Waterman, Dalita Getzoyan, and Pauline Getzoyan, to discuss Victoria's book and the importance of Holocaust and Genocide education. Listen in wherever you get your podcasts.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Also worth noting: Abdurraqib will appear in Providence at the RISD Auditorium, for free, on April 22. Presented by the RI Center for the Book.
March 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Also worth noting: Abdurraqib will appear in Providence at the RISD Auditorium, for free, on April 22. Presented by the RI Center for the Book.