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Troy Watterson, a KU UBPL Graduate Student, conducts an interview with current Planning and Building Director for the City of Calistoga, Zach Tusinger and share his experience, accomplishments and story, as an professional planner.

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

Allison Arcos (27) interviews her father, John Arcos (65) about his work as a technologist/software engineer. They cover how he got into software engineering, his earliest encounter with a computer, and how he has stayed active in the industry over...

Ezra Teshome (62) tells his daughter, Selomé Teshome (32), about growing up in Ethiopia, moving to Seattle to go to school, and his work in insurance.

Julia Bergman, 64, talks with her research partner Will Maynez, 63, about their work and research in the Diego Rivera Mural Project.

Garrett speaks about how libraries feed his imagination.

Karyn, a graduate student at Miami University, talks with Amy Yarger. Amy works at the Butterfly Pavilion as the Horticulture Director. She talks with Karyn about the Urban Prairies Project and its importance to the overall biodiversity of Denver, surrounding...

Nola (57) talks to Dan (75) about their library and about their favorite books and authors.

Mariah Geibel shares why she loves the Fountaindale Public Library District, from her favorite anime books and Disney movies to the variety of programs it offers including the Anime program, the cooking demos, and Star Wars Day.

Significant partners Tara Anura (47) and Rebecca Varney (64) sit down to discuss rural politics and local activism. They express their appreciation and pride for one another and the work they do in their community despite how disheartening it can...

E. Larry Keating (81) talks with his granddaughter, Audrey Gilmore (17), about his work and life entwined with the places he's lived. They discuss the values impressed by locales ranging from Ireland to Lake Allatoona, Georgia, and the ways in...

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Audrey, 51, interviews her mother, Maria, about growing up in Shanghai, immigrating to the United States, and her family.

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

Recording September 18, 2018 – With two enthusiastic fans of the Makerspace movement, the St. George Library is fortunate to have just the right circumstances for the Washington County Library System to add its second and larger Makerspace to the...

Coworkers, John Ramirez (33) and Maira Sanchez (25), have a conversation about sandwiches, their experiences, Hispanic culture, their job at the library, and how their life has been since COVID-19 began.

Melanie McMullen (26) and her grandmother, Marie Hewlett (79), sit down for a conversation about their family, Marie’s teaching career, and their shared love of reading.

Charity Tyler (43) talks with her professional predecessor Katie Geiken (38) about their experiences in the role of Executive Director of the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, the process of city planning before and after the 2008 flood, and their...

Allison Henderson 1st year Graduate student in the MUP at the University of Kansas talks with Sara Copeland the Director of Community Development in North KC about her planning career.

Melody Schmid & Angela Vaughn, co-workers at Salem Public Library, talk about growing up using the library and how libraries are an important part of a community.

One Small Step participants Michael Anderson (59) and Margaret Jackson [no age given] discuss their respective upbringings in the Wichita and Boston area, their love of the outdoors and the countryside, and how they wish politicians would listen to everyday...

A discussion about the Latino experience in Dallas, TX, small business owners and the threat of housing displacement in Oak Cliff neighborhoods with Jennifer Rangel, urban planner and author of "A Geographical Examination of Urban Planning - Oak Cliff as...

Based in Los Angeles, two old friends talk about their memories of their hometown libraries, what they like about current day libraries, and discuss the future function of libraries.

Library coworkers talk about life’s experiences.

When people think of large, diverse urban parks, certain cities may come to mind more than others, such as San Francisco, Seattle, or New York. Many may be surprised to learn that in the middle of the heartland, Wichita Kansas...