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Recording February 27, 2018 – The Leavitt sisters grew up in St. George, Utah and have many memories of the library. Ann Leavitt Jacob’s first vivid memories of the library are of attending 2nd grade there, though she admitted “the...

I interviewed Connie Prater for a school project. It was a great time learning things I never knew, and remembering old stories with her.

Today my group interviewed each other about what our senior year in 2018 has been like so far. In addition we talked about trends and our visions for the future.

Acquisitions Librarian Jenny Carr interviews Administrative Librarian Rebecca Light about working during the Covid 19 Pandemic.

A brief look into the life of a disabled coal miner who had spent years working in the mines.

Recorded August 14, 2018 -- Libraries and reading set the stage for the continued education of a brother and sister. Janice McArthur Hepworth and E. Durant McArthur grew up in the St. George, Utah area and the local library had...

Social worker Susan Raines and her life in Buchanan County.

Dive into an interview about maturity, literature, and work that will keep you entertained and wanting more!

Aimee Lockhardt has been a librarian at Dover Public Library for 8 years. Before that she worked as a reporter for a local paper. We interview her about her transition from reporter to librarian and why she decided to make...

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.

Daphne and Henry Carr discuss their favorite memories from childhood, such as moments on the Empire State Building, attending musicals, and listening to cassette tapes in libraries with a future life-partner.

Recording March 27, 2018 – To Billie Bleak [pronounced Blake] Frei, the St. George Library basement was a wonderful way to spend a hot summer afternoon in the cool of the children’s section. She grew up in St. George, Utah,...

Located on the central campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the William L. Clements Library houses original resources for the study of American history and culture from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century. Learn more about the Clements...

Colleagues Karen Johnson Slaton (59) and Selena Martinez (24) share a conversation about their work as librarians, the value of libraries, their library’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and where they see libraries headed in the future.

Childhood as a theater kid

Sherwood Regional Library customer, Loretta, discusses kindness from strangers. This conversation was a part of the “All Together Now: Share Your Stories” program for the Fairfax County Public Library’s 2023 Summer Reading Adventure for adults. You can learn more about...

Etta Gold interviews her AJL BFF Heidi Rabinowitz.

Inaugural interview for the Salem Public Library with former employee Susan Schiller, age 83, and current employee Debbie Martinelli, age 58.

Hear the story of Hilmar de Moraes, from childhood stories to achieving his job. Listen to his viewpoints and his wisdom. Pay close attention to his knowledge on the society and how to self-educate. Escute a história de Hilmar de...

Friends Winifred Lucy (70) and Olga Harris (71) take turns asking each other questions about their families, their careers, and their long and close friendship.

Peter Leavell (42) talks with his librarian Megan Egbert (37) about the beginning of his love for reading and his journey as an author.

Interview with Cheryl Thorne, former library employee and long time patron

Friends Kyle Buske (80) and Kate Lorenz (74) discuss their friendship formed through working at the library and how libraries have evolved.

Patty and Emily tell their library origin stories and what it’s like working in libraries today.

Spouses, Scott Savage (58) and Jennifer Savage (56), share a conversation about the books that Scott writes, their collaborative working process, the tours they go on together, and the power of books. They also talk about neurodiversity and the role...