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Salem Ohio Library
- We are recording this interview in_____. Today’s date is ________.
- I am speaking with____ who is ____ years old.
- My name is____
- I am ____ years old.
- Where were you born and in what year?
- Where were your parents’ families from?
- As a child, were you able to go to the library and, if so, what is your first memory?
- Did you like to read as a child? What were your favorite books?
- What kind of books do you read now that you could’ve never imagined reading as a child?
- Do you think libraries are an important part of a community?
- Has the library – or even books in general – had an influence in your life?
- What advice would you give to a younger person who only wants to read social media and not books?
- How can you envision libraries of the future?
- If money were no issue, what would your perfect library look like?
- Did you ever have a teacher or librarian who challenged you to think about the world differently?
- Which is better – the movie or the book?
- You get to read only one book the rest of your life – what will it be?
- If you could give advice to your younger self, what would that be?