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From YouTube: WPL Book Drop Podcast - Episode 23
Description
WPL Book Drop Podcast - Episode 23
In this episode, Mayor Quentin Hart makes his first appearance on the podcast to talk about his upcoming visit to the library to read for Black History Month storytime.
Also discussed:
Waterloo 2030 Vision Plan
Book Titles Discussed
Quick and Nimble: Lessons from Leading CEO's on How to Create a Culture of Innovation - By Adam Grant
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water - by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story - by Nikole Hannah-Jones
A
Welcome
to
the
wpl
book
drop
podcast,
I'm
your
host,
becky
miller,
circulation
and
marketing
assistant
at
waterloo,
public
library,
iowa,
winter
survivor,
feeder
of
backyard
scavengers
and
graduate
student
at
the
university
of
iowa
joining
us
today
is
waterloo,
mayor
quentin
hart.
He
likes
to
think
of
himself
as
a
chef
and
a
grill
master.
B
B
Was
that
the
games
were
played
at
east
high
school
and
back
then
way
a
long
time
ago,
it
was
a
program
to
give
people
something
to
do
around
nine
to
midnight,
which
we
know
there's
a
lot
of
problems
at
that
time
for
people
without
activities.
So
it
was
a
great
program.
I've
had
much
success
so
very
appreciative.
It's
no
longer
here.
A
B
Well,
I
you
know
I'd
probably
do
almost
as
many
things
as
your
title
was
a
little
bit
a
little
while
ago,
but
just
the
they
would
call
it
like
the
ceo
of
the
city.
You
know
all
of
our
departments,
our
police,
our
fire,
clerk's
office,
leisure
services,
but
just
kind
of
gives
oversight
to
those
areas
and
make
sure
that
we're
providing
quality
services
to
our
residents
as
well.
B
So
a
lot
of
different
initiatives,
ones
that
I've
started
on
my
own,
like
I
just
had
a
meeting
with
carol
about
the
waterloo,
youth
council
and
the
future
of
the
youth
council,
all
the
way
to
our
2030
vision
plan
that
we
put
forth
and
talking
to
different
service
groups
and
seeing
how
we
can
gain
additional
partnerships
to
our
basic
functions.
Are
we
you
know
when
you
flush
your
toilet?
B
B
B
Well,
I
never
had
a
dream
of
becoming
mayor
when
I
was
reading
books
when
I
was
in
kindergarten.
I
never
thought
about
being
mayor,
but
I
started
on
city
council
because
I
saw
some
things
that
I
think
needed
to
be
changed.
I
didn't
run
because
I
didn't
like
the
city.
I
ran
because
I
love
the
city
and
I
believe
that
we
could
accomplish
great
things
when
we
worked
together.
So
I
ran
for
city
council
first
time
I
lost,
but
you
know
came
back
and
just
continued
to
work,
we're
seeing
some
incredible
signs.
B
While
I
was
on
city
council,
so
then
I
said
well,
hey,
let's
take
it
to
the
next
level
and
I
decided
to
run
for
mayor
because
I
believe
that
our
greater
our
best
days
are
ahead
of
us
and
there's
nothing
we
can't
accomplish.
If
we
work
together
and
have
a
one
community
mindset
that
doesn't
mean
we
don't
disagree
because
we're
going
to
disagree.
B
But
the
question
is:
can
we
do
that
without
being
disagreeable?
Can
we
find
some
common
ground
to
work
from
to
move
the
city
forward,
and
so
I
just
feel
like
I'm
so
fortunate
to
to
be
in
this
position.
Some
people
are
like.
Oh
my
gosh.
I
I
wouldn't
trade
a
day
with
you.
I
would
because
I
love
what
I
do
and
I
love
this
community.
I
love
the
people,
I
love
our
department,
so
I
decided
to
run
because
I
think
I
think
we
have
an
incredible
opportunity
for
progressing
this
community.
B
The
best
part
I
went
to
saint
ed's
and
I
went
to
blessed
maria
and
I
had
an
opportunity
to
hear
from
the
fourth
graders
and
talk
to
their
entire
schools,
and
so
you
know
to
me
that
that's
incredible,
you
know
being
able
to
go
out
and
visit
some
of
our
senior
centers
and
talk
to
people
just
being
out
every
day.
I
mean
people
know
who
I
am.
I
may
not
know
them,
but
you
know
just
the
the
love
and
the
support
that
I
get.
B
We
have
some
tough
days,
but
we
work
hard
to
try
to
get
through
them.
So
and
I
love
seeing
success,
I
love
seeing
a
person
get
their
first
home.
I
love
seeing
a
business
owner
reach
a
certain
milestone.
I
I
love
seeing
city
staff
that
feel
like
they've
accomplished
something
they've
been
trying
to
work
on.
So
I
get
a
lot
from
seeing
the
success
of
other
people.
A
B
That's
a
good
question:
when
we
were
in
the
midst
of
the
pandemic,
which
we
still
are
don't
get
me
wrong.
We
did
a
lot
of
planning.
We
did
a
lot
of
strategic
planning,
we
work
with
the
university
of
iowa,
we
work
with
van
der
waal
and
associates
and
we
work
with
de
novo
to
put
together
a
2030
vision
plan
for
the
city
of
waterloo.
B
What
are
we
going
to
look
like
and
we
came
up
with
eight
big
ideas
in
eight
years
number
one
is
flying
to
w
making
sure
that
we're
marketing
and
we're
telling
our
story
about
who
we
are
number
two
is
elevating
housing
which
focuses
on
improving
our
overall
housing
stock.
Number
three,
I
believe,
is
celebrate
and
connect
communities
where
each
community
has
something
unique
about
it.
So
how
can
we
help
that
community
grow
and
be
safe
and
have
walkability
and
all
those
amenities?
B
Number
four
is
waterloo,
works
partnering
with
our
education
or
our
apprenticeship
connecting
new
employees
here
to
mentors
number
five
is
power
up
crossroads,
where
we
talk
about
the
crossroads
area
with
the
theme
park
and
the
retail,
and
how
can
we
make
this
area
an
even
greater
destination?
Number
six
is
power
up
downtown
and
that
is
taking
a
look
at
our
our
downtown
and
seeing
what
we
can
do
to
continually
evolve
our
downtown
and
make
it
even
a
greater
destination.
B
Number
eight
is
waterloo,
is
a
community
of
opportunity
for
all
and
that
works
on
reducing
barriers
or
anything
that
has
an
impact
on
people's
lives.
We
want
to
deal
with
transportation,
we
want
to
deal
with
child
care.
We
want
to
deal
with
the
number
of
barriers
that
are
keeping
people
from
having
as
much
success
as
they
want
to.
So.
The
theme
is
waterloo
is
a
community
of
opportunity
for
where
everyone
can
prosper.
A
So
yeah,
I
think
I
did
see
some
of
those.
I
asked
my
manager
here
at
the
library
and
jillian
she's,
been
on
the
podcast
before
to
send
me
those
because
I
was
working
on
a
school
project
tying
like
what
the
library
is
doing
to
what
the
city
of
waterloo
is
focusing
on,
and
she
had
talked
about
how
some
of
the
department
had
meetings
that
it
was
everybody's
working
towards
these
goals
that
the
the
city
is
developing.
So
that
was
when
it
was
kind
of
under
development,
so
that
was
really
cool
to
see.
A
B
Who
the
dr
sue
series
that
was
well,
of
course,
things
are
a
lot
different
than
they
are
now
right,
but
dr
sue's
stories,
I
remember
one
of
the
books
that
I
got
from
our
book
club
was
the
return
of
j
return
of
the
jedi.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
and
that
was
like
a
long
book
back
then-
and
I
remember
reading
about
that-
star
wars
portion
there
was
ron
that
was
a
little
bit
naughty
judy
bloom.
B
A
A
A
Basically,
how
do
you
get
people
to
work
together?
What
kind
of
values
do
you
develop
as
a
team
and
if
you're
not
sharing
the
certain
values,
you're
not
going
to
accomplish
much
you're
not
going
to
make
change
in
the
way
that
you
need
to
so
these
were
mostly
just
a
bunch
of
quotes
from
different
ceos.
There
are
a
ton
of
interviews
that
this
author
did
adam
grant
with
all.
A
This
is
actually
an
assignment
for
one
of
my
classes,
so
it's
about
teamwork,
the
organization
and
then
how
those
values
that
you
have
together
drive
your
decision
making
and
then
behaviors
and
then
ultimately
the
outcomes.
I
thought
it
was.
You
know
an
interesting
book
it.
It
was
just
okay
for
me
right.
B
A
B
A
A
B
So
I
had
my
daughter
read
that
to
me,
but
also,
though
I
just
purchased
the
1619
book,
which
is
a
a
pretty
decent
sized
read
in
and
of
itself,
so
that'll
be
the
next
book
that
I
commit
100
to.
I
read
the
new
york
times
portion
of
it,
but
right
now
I
want
to
try
to
make
it
through
this
book
and
I
better
because
nicole
hannah
jones
is
a
really
good
friend,
and
so
I
need
to
leave
by
example
and
make
sure
I
read
the
entire
book
from
in
the
end.
A
A
Yeah,
it
was
good.
I
had
a
couple
of
people
that
mentioned,
maybe
not
audio
was
their
favorite,
because
they're
there's
poetry
in
there
and
then
there's
some
fiction
in
and
when
you're.
This
is
such
a
heavy
subject.
You
want
to
like
sit
and
absorb
it
where
audible
can
be
harder,
but
I
appreciate
the
different
voices
because
each
person
who
writes
an
essay
in
the
book
they
all
read
it
aloud
themselves.