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Spouses Kathy Corless (49) and Len Corless (53) discuss their unexpected love story and reflect on parenthood.

Therese and Kurt tell how they met 34 years ago and how they both became math teachers and the importance of the Christian faith and family.

Doug Sims shares his perspective on libraries as centers for connecting communities.

Walter Sangree (90) talks with his daughter Cora Sangree (54) and granddaughter Lissa Sangree-Calabrese (16) about his upbringing and unusual family structure, his work as an anthropologist in Africa, and what he has learned in his 90 years of life.

Garrett speaks about how libraries feed his imagination.

“Do whatever comes along”—Frederick William Dalton. We talk about Helen’s grandfather Dalton; Idahoan, college graduate, socialist, and farmer.

Nikolette Clark (26) and her girlfriend Caitlin Masingill (38) speak about their life experiences, identity, and hope.

Erica Watkins (25) and her father, Greg Watkins (59), discuss life in Idaho and what community means to them.

Erika Warner shares her story of learning English, falling in love, finding her life’s vocation and the importance of giving back to your community.

Aparna and Naga share their stories of the changes they have witnessed and made reality through their volunteer work with the Association For India’s Development.

Cynthia Hand [no age given] and her birth mother, Suzanne Asha Stone [no age given], share a conversation about finding one another, Cynthia's adoption, and their experiences getting to know each other after they were separated for over 40 years.

Véronique (41) and Mark (36) talk about being humanitarian aid delegates for ICRC and the American Red Cross respectively and tell stories that have touched them when working in the field.

Interview with Maria Tapias about emigrating from Cuba

My mother & I discuss her childhood in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Kenya. We also talk about her transition to life in America and high school.

Adam tells the story of his grandfather choosing his surname

Martie Brennan shares her love for Libraries and stories from the creation of the Boise Public Library branch library system.

Spouses Lancelot Davis (79) and Lorelle Nelson (81) share a conversation about their perspectives on joy and death in the face of Lancelot’s precognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease. They also reminisce about the adventures they have had and appreciate...

Bob Carstensen (94) shares a conversation with his daughter Robin Randel (68) and grandson Shane Randel (48), about his memories with his family, his experiences in World War II and The Great Depression, and his relationship with his grandchildren and...

Yonatan Yastrebenetsky Asks Questions To His Grandpa About His Life As Well As About Interesting Advise For His Own Life

Alan interviews his dad Keith Donaldson about life from birth to marriage

A grandson interviews his grandpa.

Friends Salome Mwangi (50) and Carolyn Casey (55) talk about lessons learned from their mothers, being mothers themselves, and how privilege, both nonwhite and white, has affected them respectively in complex, nuanced, varied ways throughout their individual lives.

Friends and colleagues Susan Manika (53) and Jessica Knarr (36) share a conversation about their unique friendship and experiences working with refugees, police officers, and interpreters. They also discuss cultural differences and working together to build community rapport.

One Small Step conversation partners Kaitlin Johnston (33) and Torski "Toi" Dobson-Arnold (48) have a conversation about their childhood memories, religion, and times in their lives that impacted them.

Elizabeth Lazar (35) talks with her colleague Lindsay Giovannitti (30) about their Peace Corps experience.