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91-year-old Betty Foreman describes her childhood growing up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania and shares her long history of owning some quite adventurous “Sewanee Dogs.”

Discussing the importance of literacy and reading

Twin sisters Shahieda Hudson (47) and Shakir Hudson (47) talk about their mother Stephanie Hudson’s legacy working in the St. Louis, Missouri community to improve the literacy of children and the lives of people living with sickle cell disease.

Lori explained her experience with reading as she grew up.

Jodie Canfield recorded a love story with us about her rescue dog.

Did you ever wonder what your parents were like before you came along? On November 26, 2017, at the age of 15, Topper Guild interviewed his mother, Toni Kotite, about her childhood and how that influenced her choice of career....

Kendra Perry-Clutter (40) and Allen Clutter (41) discuss the death of their dog Kiko and the fond memories they have of him.

Interview about shelter dogs, animal rights and dog love

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.

Shirley (56) talks to her son Justin (20) about his time in the military working as a vet technician.

Mother Lettie (age 83) and daughter Jenny (age 52) talk about how important reading has impacted Lettie's life!

Three high school juniors talk with each other about adapting the school during Coronavirus.

“I climbed up the drive in movie theater with fireworks and smoke bombs, I set them off and me and my friends ran home as fast as we could.” This is one of the fun crazy stories that Michael Giacchino...

A brief description of what San Francisco used to be like, and a lot of talk about dogs.

Friends Lucille [No name given] (73) and Sue [No name given] (73) reflect on the books that Sue enjoyed through the different stages of her life.

Christi and Carrie share about some of the tender, joyful, healing moments of Camp Erin to provide a safe and loving place for children who have lost a loved one to be with other children and teens who are also...

Colleagues and community leaders Lorena Solorio (44) and Melissa Canela [no age given] talk about KIPP's advocacy, community engagement, and the partner organization Melissa works for: the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley.

My husband interviewed me about my love of reading, my lifelong desire to write -- milestones through my 49 years which brought me to the writing of my first novel and the publication of my first book. We talked about...

We talked about my grandma and grandpa's lives as they were growing up and what led them to where they are now.

Best friends Lymon Sanderson (51) and Robert McCord (56) share a conversation about their experiences with addiction, homelessness, recovery, and finding homes. They also discuss the roles family, friendship, and God play in their lives.

In this interview, conducted in December 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. Kendall Vickers (18) interviews her friend EJ Johnson (20) about anything from past jobs to hockey to her dogs. EJ goes into detail about her past jobs and everything...

I have a conversation with my parents about their personal histories with reading and how Literacy has shaped their lives and careers.

Ruth Enders talks with her granddaughter, Erin Chrusciel, about how she raised nine children and what life as a military wife is like.

Elizabeth "Ann" Hamlin (80) talks with Janet Wigodner (54) about her experiences as a adult literacy tutor.

Longtime friends Allison Tant [no age given] and Courtney Atkins [no age given] sit down for a conversation about their advocacy work, their parents, their children, and the strong women who inspired them to become the community leaders they are...