Welcome to Kent District Library’s Stump the Librarian Podcast where your friendly neighborhood librarians put their research skills to the test answering questions from you, the listener! Jill and Liz every other Wednesday to learn new and exciting information. Think you have a question that can stump us? Visit www.kdl.org/stump to submit a question of your own!
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions “How does wind work?” and “what are cobwebs?” We also recommend the book “The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels” and share a fact of the day about spiders. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/stump or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org
Concerning wind:
Where Does Wind Come From? Crash Course Geography #8
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/wind/
Concerning Cobwebs:
https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/the-secret-behind-the-creation-of-cobwebs.html
Diving bell spider: Diving Bell Spider Thumbs Spider Nose at Rules, Lives Underwater
Spiders & Their Webs: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C32502
Scurry! The Truth About Spiders: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C851843
This book has a Spider Web Challenge, an experiment that you can do at home, trying to build your own spider web!
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Do worms have tongues?” and “Which animals have opposable thumbs?” We also share a bat fact of the day and a historical fiction book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Concerning worms:
https://discovery.ebsco.com/c/qctlkj/viewer/html/qxxjaef27z
https://animalcorner.org/animals/worms/
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Oligochaeta/
Worms Are Wonderful | Amazing Animals | Backyard Science | SciShow Kids
Concerning opposable thumbs:
https://kidadl.com/facts/get-a-grip-animals-with-opposable-thumbs-that-will-amaze-all-kids
https://www.britannica.com/animal/primate-mammal/Hands-and-feet#ref876331
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb#Opposition_and_apposition
Here’s a fun activity to try at home that shows why thumbs are important!
https://www.generationgenius.com/activities/external-animal-parts-activity-for-kids/
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Join Liz and Jill as they answer questions from YOU the listener. This week we’re answering “Are cartoons matter?” and “What is the difference between coffee beans and cocoa beans?” To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump or email us at stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org We can’t wait to hear from you!
Regarding Matter (and cartoons)….
https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=18279#article/ar831153
https://www.dkfindout.com/us/science/solids-liquids-and-gases/what-is-matter/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluey_(2018_TV_series)
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/television/353844
https://sciencebehindpixar.org/pipeline/animation
Regarding beans...
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/coffee-production/111045
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/cocoa/111133
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/history-of-coffee/633463
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Can a sailboat sail forever with a fan?” and “How do cruise ships stay afloat?” We also share a boat fact of the day and a storytelling book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Jill’s Fact of the Day, Boats! (And Other Things That Float) https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C850226
Liz’s book recommendation, The Storyteller’s Handbook https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C895894
Concerning sailboats:
https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/kqed09.sci.phys.maf.kqedsailing/the-physics-of-sailing/
Is It Possible To Blow Your Own Sail?
Fan Cart - Blowing into your own Sail- part 1 // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany
https://projectarchaeology.org/2020/01/17/how-sailing-happened/
Concerning cruise ships:
Bill Nye explains buoyancy: Bill Nye the Science Guy - S01E05 Buoyancy
Royal Caribbean: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/
Archimedes: https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=18279#article/ar832494
Book: Adler, David A. Things That Float and Things That Don’t New York: Holiday House, c2013
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “How come people don’t have to pay for books at the library?” and “How do volcanoes happen?” To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump or email us at stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org We can’t wait to hear from you!
Regarding library books...
https://taxfoundation.org/tax-basics/property-tax/
https://www.milibraries.org/state-aid-to-libraries
https://peterboroughtownlibrary.org
https://kdl.org/about/policies/
Regarding volcanoes...
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/volcano/108777
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/plate-tectonics-volcanic-activity
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/volcano/353902
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Who invented Sign Language” and “How do different countries celebrate Lunar New Year?” We also share an animal fact of the day and a classic book recommendation. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Liz’s fact of the day, How to Speak Animal https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C905688
Jill’s book recommendation, Little Women
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C44664
Concerning ASL:
ASL Deafined database: https://www.asldeafined.com/
https://asl-kids.com/history-of-sign-language/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Sign-Language
Book: Kent, Deborah. What is Sign Language? Berkley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary, 2012.
Video of PISL & ASL, side by side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI9mCITMu_k
Concerning Lunar New Year:
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Chinese-New-Year/574653
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_New_Year
https://www.livescience.com/61773-chinese-new-year.html
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/lunar-calendar/49352
Lunar New Year for Kids | Educational Video
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Join Jill and Liz as they tackle the questions "Why do we eat popcorn at the movies?" and "How do tornadoes happen?" You can submit your own questions too! http://kdl.org/stump
Or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org
Regarding Movie Popcorn:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-do-we-eat-popcorn-at-the-movies-475063/
Action!: how movies began McCarthy - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - 2022
Let’s All Go to the Lobby video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm6IU6V-dE8
Regarding Tornadoes:
Tornadoes 101 | National Geographic
Fact of the day https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C871173
Book recommendation: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C879418
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Join Jill and Liz as they tackle questions about nocturnal animals from a Girl Scout Troop. To submit a question of your own go to KDL.org/stump. We can't wait to hear from you!
Regarding Nocturnal Animals
https://www.activewild.com/nocturnal-animals/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnality
Guess the Animal Sound Game | 12 Nocturnal Animal Sounds Quiz
Regarding Polar Winter/Midnight Sun
https://www.popsci.com/how-do-animals-survive-polar-night/
https://www.livescience.com/62870-summer-solstice-animals.html
https://uphere.ca/articles/what-does-24-hours-light-do-animals
Books:
Listen up!: exploring the world of natural sound
Aitken - Orca Book Publishers – 2022
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C890148
Snack, snooze, skedaddle how animals get ready for winter
Salas et al. - Findaway World, LLC – 2020
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C703454
Liz’s Booktalk: A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “How does a credit card work” and “How can I control my dreams?” We also share an ice cream fact of the day and a slightly spooky book recommendation. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Fact of the day: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C889799
Book Recommendation: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C874153
Concerning Credit Cards
https://www.usbank.com/credit-cards/how-credit-cards-work.html
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/bank-and-banking/352823#251394
https://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/debt-management/chip-and-pin-credit-cards.html
Concerning Dreams
Hoel, E. (2020). Dream power. New Scientist, 248(3307), 34–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(20)31972-2
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-control-dreams/
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Join Jill and Liz as they answer questions from YOU, the listener. Today we are answering the questions “What is a down in football? and “How does different weather happen?” Check it out to see if you can stump us! Submit your own question at KDL.org/stump
Regarding football:
https://coachingkidz.com/what-is-a-down-in-football-everything-you-need-to-know/
https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-rules-digest/#penalty-enforcement
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/football/353142
Regarding weather:
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/weather/76362/related#nodeId=websites&page=1
https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/weather-for-kids
How to make a Rain Cloud in a Jar | Kids Science Experiment
Liz’s Fun Fact of the Day: Ultimate Weather-pedia by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
Jill’s Booktalk: The Simple Art of Flying by Cory Leonardo