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Ms.Corelitz gives her take on The Divine Comedy.

Recording April 24, 2018 – As a child, Laura Kay Paxman Frei and her sister, Vickie Ann Paxman Hatch, walked two miles with an armload of books to the St. George Library. After returning books, the girls loaded back up...

Terry Brackett (73) shares a conversation with her friend Pamela Horowitz (75) one of the first lawyers at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Pamela talks about what drew her to civil rights and poverty litigation work, her career as an...

A story about an author and his reason for writing

A wonderful interview that I had with Pam Feil on a Saturday afternoon in her backyard. I asked her various questions regarding her feelings about media and how it has evolved throughout her life.

Heidi Rabinowitz interviews Alba Toscano about AJL.

My father tells me the story of how him and my mother started dating and soon after got engaged. Not only did he find his soulmate, he found his best friend who lifts him up and gave him the confidence...

My name is Emily Dunn, and I am 19 years old. I’ve had the internet and consumed digital media my entire life, so I wanted to sit down with someone who has experienced an entire evolution of media and communication....

Interview about my mom and I talking about reading, and what book I should read before graduating.

Carly Wilson (39) shares a conversation with her grandmother, Charolette Groce (86), about Charolette’s childhood, her family, her children and grandchildren, and some of her favorite memories. Note: In this interview, Charolette misspoke and gave the incorrect date of her...

Bill recalls his first museum and art memories

Carlotta Young (57) interviews her Bookmobile patron Bessie Goldman (96) about Bessie’s love of reading, her childhood in Baltimore, her experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the advice she would like to share with others.

In this recording, son and father discuss the life lessons and takeaways from the two books “The Picture of Dorian Gray” written by Oscar Wilde and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey, and also how much of...

In this recording, Hinsdale Central Student, Ameera Ilyas, and her mother, Aqsa Godil, talk about her mother's interaction in Pakistan, a third world country, with reading and how it has shaped her understanding of the world. In this interview, we...

Ava Floyd (65) shares a conversation with her aunt Eloise Floyd (88) about Eloise’s experiences of high school, her time in college, and her career as a teacher.

In this interview, conducted on November 28, 2021. Mya,11, interviews her cousin, Jade Bayones,23, about her favorites things growing up. Jade shares her favorite teachers in high school, subjects, and more. This interview was conducted for a project for psychology...

Rebecca Nyman Ellis (47) interviews her mother, Ruth Lawson (68), about the life of Ruth's great-great-grandmother, Matilda Poole.

Recording February 13, 2018 – Husband and wife Kelly James and Patricia Larson have many memories about visiting the St. George Library. They not only grew up in the area, but raised their family here too. The public library was...

Leia Pappas and her father, Evans Pappas, discuss the relationships and themes present in “The Shadow of the Wind” while also mentioning why Evans recommended the book to Leia initially.

Brother and sister discuss key life moments and how they reflected the message of The Goldfinch

Short chat about growing up in California, what my dad was like, and reading. We also dabbled a bit with ethnicity and heritage.

Robert L. Anderson (79) talks about his banking career and his experience as the first Black executive at the Columbus Bank and Trust with his daughter, Tawana Anderson (50).

Keith Hardin (69) interviews his friend Dave Scott (74) about his career fighting wildfires for the U.S. Forest Service and about how the wildfires he fought inspired his book, "The Fury of the Beast."

In this recordimg, Nicolette and her mother, Bianca, debrief through the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” and discuss the biggest takeways, themes, characters, and more.

In this recording, high school seniors Philip Fan and Audrey Carter discuss the significance of storytelling in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien.