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Diversity in Special Collections, Rare Books and Archives professions.

Recording November 18, 2017--As a resident of Colorado City, Arizona, Ruth Barlow was one of the first patrons to apply for a library card at the Hildale Library Branch’s on its opening day. Libraries were important to her while growing...

Friends Barbara Caddell [no age given] and Myra Evans [no age given] talk about their involvement in the League of Women Voters and learning local history as it relates to women's suffrage.

Debbie Martinelli (Current library employee) speaks with Dave and Roselyn Stephens (Past director of The Salem Public Library and current patrons)

An interview with Goldie Burrier (Salem resident and business woman) and Debbie Martinelli (Salem Public Library)

George W.S. Hays talks with Debbie Martinelli about his tenure as Director of our library and about giving back to the community.

Lynn Peterson of Salem, OH & Angela Vaughn, adult programming manager at Salem Public Library, talk together about how libraries positively impact our lives.

An interview with Jeannette Mozina , a long time Salem Public Library employee and current patron

Girl Scouts Victoria Ross and Ashley Sutton ask Allene Wilkie George about her experience as a Girl Scout. Allene has been a girl scout since 1932 and is a former President of the Girl Scout Council of Savannah.

Diversity in Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections.

Nicole Thibodeau (42) speaks with her friend Claire Coté (41) about family, art, and her career path.

Conversation between Libby Tronnes and Brad Brown about special collections in the Cullom Davis Library at Bradley, University, and information about sports, mascots, games, play, and the history of fun.

Juniper Leherissey (50) interviews her colleagues David Caffey (75) and Jim Levy [no age given] about their accomplishments, contributions, and experiences as former directors of the Harwood Library and Harwood Museum. They also share stories, recall memorable personalities, and express...

Elizabeth Jonkel [no age given] interviews her friend and colleague Honore Bray (69) about her life, legacy, and contribution to the Missoula Public Library.

Gary Nichols (62) tells his new friend and conversation partner Sarah Padgett (25) about his life and favorite memories.

Hedgesville farm childhood

Shawn Carlson (54) has a conversation with his friend and coworker Jill Fuller (33) about growing up, going to college and graduate school, and what their interests are outside of work.

Recording May 8, 2018 – In the 1950s with both parents working, sisters Susan Ahrens and Mary Ashman rode the bus to the local Downey City Library in the summer to load up on books. This library was part of...

Friends Andrea Sanchez (39) and Elda Flores (71) share a conversation about serving as part of the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees, their love for reading, and their investment in the local community.

This is an interview highlighting labor and work in Buchanan County, VA.

My mom grew up rough so how she grew has changed how she views the world and how she takes on working in the public

Hazel Hamlin (83), one of our very first home delivery patrons talks with Debbie Martinelli (58), Salem Public library outreach

Recording February 27, 2018 – When the Haslam Family moved to St. George, Utah in the summer for her father’s work, Maureen Haslam Booth was homesick for her friends and grandparents. St. George didn’t even have television, she said. It...

Best friends Imogene Brooks (63) and Shirley Tarver (70) reminisce about the good times they have had together throughout their long friendship, describe what it was like growing up on the border of Columbus, GA and Phenix City, AL as...

Liberty Trail Project founders Douglas "Doug" Bostick (68) and Catherine Noyes (40) talk about the formation of the Liberty Trail Project, their connections to South Carolina, and historic site preservation.