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On this week\\u2019s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is chatting with a special guest. Lessa Kanani\'opua Pelayo-Lozada, the president of the American Library Association is here to talk about:

• Bookish Moments: a bookish feature on TV and different readers choosing their TBR

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we\\u2019ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Lessa is giving us a brief rundown (which I could have easily made 6 hours long) about the American Library Association and the state of libraries in the US.

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you\\u2019d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don\\u2019t scroll down!\\xa0

We are now including\\xa0transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

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1:20 - Lessa\\u2019s ALA President Page

3:47 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:13 - Lessa\\u2019s Good Morning America article

7:14\\xa0 - Current Reads

7:30 - Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Lessa)

10:31 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco

10:34 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

10:54 - Solomon\\u2019s Crown by Natasha Siegel (Kaytee)

14:36 - Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson (Lessa)

19:12 - Sea Change by Gina Chung (Kaytee)

22:45 - Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout (Lessa)

27:13 - The Devil\\u2019s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea\\xa0 (Kaytee)

27:20 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

27:33 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival

30:02 - Season 5: Episode 23

30:04 - Solito by Javier Zamora

31:46 - All Things American Library Association (ALA)

31:58 - The ALA Homepage

35:49 - Rainbow Round Table

52:11 - uniteagainstbookbans.org

54:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain

54:46 - I\'m wishing for everyone to find that one book that changes their life and the way that they see the world. (Lessa)

55:11 - Libby

55:15 - Novelist

55:21 - I wish that publishers would help us get a book with different information on the Library of Congress page. (Kaytee)

55:28 - Library of Congress

57:14 - Lessa\\u2019s Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Website

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