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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...

Coworkers Silvia Alemañy (58) and Delilah Santamaria (25) share some of their favorite memories of working at Literacy, Inc. and reflect on the power of reading.

Eliana Godoy (48) interviews her colleague Debora Mulrain (66) about her time at Literacy, Inc. and the changes she's seen in the organization.

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.

Friends and colleagues, Erma Banks [no age given] and Callie McGinnis (77), discuss their former workplace: Columbus Area Library Association (CALA). They talk about the formation of the organization, pivotal characters in its development, and the events they created to...

We have talked about different aspects of who we are and what or who has influenced us.

Sarah Padgett (24) interviews new friend Brandy Tolbert (34) about Brandy’s childhood, her family, and her children. Brandy also talks about her role as the director of the Literacy Alliance and how she discovered her passion for literacy work.

In this interview, I, Arianna Vargas, learn about how my mom lived and how she felt while moving to the United States.

This interview was between a mother and daughter. The mother does not know fluent English; therefore, I did this interview in Spanish. The Spanish language is also familiar to me, since it is my native language. In this interview, we...

My mothers life in Dominican republic was a life that she really enjoyed. She spent most of her life over there and visited many different places. She got to hang out with her friends on the amazing beaches and she...

Inese Heinzel (70) and Alison Leras (36), colleagues and friends, discuss creativity, curiosity and how each have impacted their life and work.

Nelson De Soto and Trujillo

Nancy shares her memory of volunteering for the library and what libraries have meant to her.

Interview with Phyllis Kivett about literacy artifacts.

Yeah story behind a cheap, plastic trophy.

The topic changed various times as the questions went on, but they were about how she has lived her life and how she wants to be remembered. It surprised me, as I did not know a lot of this information....

This interview is composed on many little stories my mom has. Plus some input she has in life. Also she refused to stop flipping pages in her magazine im sorry.

Interviewing my mom over Thanksgiving holiday on the importance of literacy, education, and languages as a bridge to cultures.

The importance of literacy and early intervention.

Learning how to read and favorite books

Lori explained her experience with reading as she grew up.

Jean talks about Auggie, her dog, who plays hide and seek. And her future plan to join the Peace Corps.

We talked about life living before and after her time in the Dominican Republic.

Ann Marie Newman shares how she changed her weakness into her life vocation with help from the library.

My mother is with no doubt the person I admire the most and it's for many reasons, in this interview some of them come to light.