Sunshine & Stories is Back!

Season 2 is coming soon….

This year, the Sunshine & Stories Pod Squad has grown from The Kates into a dynamic team of five consultants from the State Library’s Library Development office with an even broader range of subject matter expertise. Kate Brunner, Kate Compton, Suzi Tonini, Polly Gallagher, and Kieran Hixon will all collaborate to bring you a whole new season of episodes.

Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library (CSL) podcast dedicated to all things public and school libraries. Our podcast aims to offer fresh insights, as well as spark creative and practical ideas for diverse public & school library settings. Whether you’re a veteran in the library world, a newbie looking for a little professional support, or someone who’s considering shaking things up in your library (a little or a lot), we hope this podcast will be a valuable resource for you. 

During our 2025-26 season, keep an eye out for new episodes from September to May. This season, we’re expanding our scope and exploring not just summer programming, but all sorts of exciting library topics featuring interviews with our fellow library professionals around the state, chats with an assortment of subject matter experts, and lively discussions between Colorado State Library consultants. 

All episodes will be posted here on the Colorado Virtual Library complete with show notes, resource lists, and links to full transcripts. The podcast will also continue to be available via many common audio streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Castbox, and more.

This podcast is offered at no cost to listeners thanks to the time, effort, and dedication of CSL’s Library Development consultants, as well as our other State Library colleagues and all our volunteer guests from across the state.   

CSL projects like this one are funded in part by the Grants to States program which is administered by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Colorado Department of Education, the Institute of Museum and Library Services or the U.S. Government.