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Today my group interviewed each other about what our senior year in 2018 has been like so far. In addition we talked about trends and our visions for the future.

Dive into an interview about maturity, literature, and work that will keep you entertained and wanting more!

Recorded August 14, 2018 -- Libraries and reading set the stage for the continued education of a brother and sister. Janice McArthur Hepworth and E. Durant McArthur grew up in the St. George, Utah area and the local library had...

Patty and Emily tell their library origin stories and what it’s like working in libraries today.

Hear the story of Hilmar de Moraes, from childhood stories to achieving his job. Listen to his viewpoints and his wisdom. Pay close attention to his knowledge on the society and how to self-educate. Escute a história de Hilmar de...

Recording April 24, 2018 – In a day before television, reading was important to best friends Leslie Empey Johnson and Cynthia Cox Shepherd. They reminisced about dropping by the Thomas Judd’s Store for candy and heading across the street to...

Donna and Jocelyne talk about life and work at the library during the pandemic.

This is an interview between high school student, Erin Faulkner, and her Social Studies teacher, Preston Hibbitts. He discusses what it’s like living and working in Buchanan County, Virginia.

Sherwood Regional Library customer, Loretta, discusses kindness from strangers. This conversation was a part of the “All Together Now: Share Your Stories” program for the Fairfax County Public Library’s 2023 Summer Reading Adventure for adults. You can learn more about...

Inaugural interview for the Salem Public Library with former employee Susan Schiller, age 83, and current employee Debbie Martinelli, age 58.

Thurman, family, houses in Greenville, Papa's family, Appalachia, Shenandoah Valley

A brief look into the life of a disabled coal miner who had spent years working in the mines.

Coworkers Bonnie Scherr (60) and Rachael Perez (23) share a conversation about their experiences living in Dalton, Georgia, the books that have impacted them, their work in the library, and the roles they see themselves filling in their community.

Spouses, Scott Savage (58) and Jennifer Savage (56), share a conversation about the books that Scott writes, their collaborative working process, the tours they go on together, and the power of books. They also talk about neurodiversity and the role...

Colleagues Karen Johnson Slaton (59) and Selena Martinez (24) share a conversation about their work as librarians, the value of libraries, their library’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and where they see libraries headed in the future.

Friends Kyle Buske (80) and Kate Lorenz (74) discuss their friendship formed through working at the library and how libraries have evolved.

This is an interview between a father and daughter, focusing on his connections to the Appalachian region as a husband, professor, and a future city planner.

Childhood as a theater kid

Close to mom

Stories from my father and his life in the coal mines of Appalachia

I interviewed Connie Prater for a school project. It was a great time learning things I never knew, and remembering old stories with her.

Recording March 27, 2018 – To Billie Bleak [pronounced Blake] Frei, the St. George Library basement was a wonderful way to spend a hot summer afternoon in the cool of the children’s section. She grew up in St. George, Utah,...

Located on the central campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the William L. Clements Library houses original resources for the study of American history and culture from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century. Learn more about the Clements...

His younger life and how he has grew up.

Social worker Susan Raines and her life in Buchanan County.