CELEBRATE LIBRARIES PODCAST

Jon Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interviews Ward Miller, The Richard H. Driehaus Executive Director of Preservation Chicago, about land development and preserving Chicago’s historic building stock. Foremost in the conversation is an application to add nine significant early skyscrapers representing the Chicago School of architecture to UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list.

Miller coauthored The Complete Architecture of Adler & Sullivan which is available to the public for study in the Art Institute of Chicago’s Ryerson and Burnham Libraries.

Useful Links:

https://www.preservationchicago.org/early-chicago-skyscrapers-for-unesco-world-heritage-site-designation-by-aia-chicago-and-preservation-chicago-2

https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6235

https://www.artic.edu/library/discover-our-collections

https://www.preservationchicago.org/long-format-ward-miller-interview-regarding-chicago-school-skyscraper-unesco-nomination/

 

 

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Dr. Karr Schmidt talks with Robin and Jon Voils of Celebrate Libraries® about curating Pop-Up Books through the Ages at Newberry Library in Chicago. The interview was recorded remotely on June 22, 2023.

Useful Links:

https://www.newberry.org/blog/pop-up-books-history-that-jumps-off-the-page-literally

https://www.newberry.org/blog/five-self-guided-tours-of-pop-up-books-through-the-ages

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Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with 10th Parliamentary Poet Marie-Célie Agnant about the word “home” and her book A Knife in the Sky. This is one of four interviews featuring writers and visual artists associated with the Maison de la littérature in Québec City, Canada. Recorded in February 2023.

Useful Links:

https://guides.loc.gov/quebec/contemporary-cultural-figures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Hakim-Rimpel

https://www.facebook.com/DevoirDeMemoireHT/photos/a.1541593826112397/2005705776367864/?type=3

https://lop.parl.ca/About/Parliament/Poet/English_poems/Agnant/TimeToGoBackInTime_MCAgnant.pdf

https://lop.parl.ca/About/Parliament/Poet/current-poet-laureate-e.html

https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/poet/pdfs/Appointment-10th-Parliamentary-Poet.pdf

 

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Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with French illustrator Tiphaine Gantheil. This is one of four interviews featuring writers and visual artists associated with the Maison de la littérature in Québec City, Canada. Recorded in March 2022.

Useful Link:

https://tiphainegantheil-ultra–book-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

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Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with French-Canadian poet and novelist Mireille Gagné – author of Le lièvre d’Amérique  and Bois de fer. This is one of four interviews featuring writers and visual artists associated with the Maison de la littérature in Québec City, Canada. Recorded in December 2021.

Useful Links:

The Author’s English Language Website                                                          https://www-mireillegagne-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en

The Legend of Nanabozho                                                                     https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1527775827 

Ciel Ouvert 24/7                                                                  https://quebecvilledelitterature-ca.translate.goog/en/projects/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth                                           https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78455

Lake George [formerly Reflection Seascape] by Georgia O’Keeffe  https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/52.6714/ 

 

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As Celebrate Libraries continues to transform in response to a post-pandemic world, the decision has been made to rename the New Ways To Dream podcast. Beginning with our first international project in Québec City, we launch the Celebrate Libraries Podcast. Archived New Ways To Dream episodes will continue to be available through major audio streaming services.

Celebrate Libraries® began producing public library videos in 2015. Recorded interviews for streaming (podcasts) were added in 2016. A selection of project recordings follows the podcast guide below.

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EP: 49, Marie-Célie Agnant, Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Canada

EP: 48, Tiphaine Gantheil, Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Canada

EP: 47, Mireille Gagné, Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Canada

EP: 46, Christiane Vadnais, Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Canada

EP: 45, CINDY KHATRI & JULIE MILAVEC, DOWNERS GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 44, CINDY KHATRI & JULIE MILAVEC, DOWNERS GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 43, DANA TIEMAN, WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 42, COURTNEY TEDRICK, WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 41, DAWN KOVACS, WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 40, LISA BAREFIELD, WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 39, RACHEL WEISS, WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 38, BETSY ADAMOWSKI, WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 37, AMANDA CIVITELLO, WAUKEGAN PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 36, ABBY ARMOUR, JOHNSON CREEK PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 35, JOE DAVIES, BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 34, NICHOLAS WEBER, WOODSTOCK PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 33, NICHOLAS WEBER, WOODSTOCK PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 32, KRISTIN STOEGER, MANITOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 31, KRISTIN STOEGER, MANITOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 30, S. QUASIUS & E. JENSEN, MEAD LIBRARY, SHEBOYGAN

EP: 29, GARRETT ERICKSON, MEAD LIBRARY, SHEBOYGAN

EP: 28, JEFF DAWSON, LESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY, TWO RIVERS

EP: 27, JEFF DAWSON, LESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY, TWO RIVERS

EP: 22, KAREN KROLL, LA CROSSE COUNTY LIBRARY

EP: 20, JOCELYNE SANSING, MIDDLETON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 19, JOCELYNE SANSING, MIDDLETON PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 8, NICK DIMASSIS, BELOIT PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 7, JENNIE FIDLER, OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 6, MARILYN MUEHLENBERG, OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 5, LISSA RADDER, OCONOMOWOWC PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 4, CAITLIN SCHAFFER, OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY

EP: 3, HOPE KRAMER, OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY

Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview DGPL Public Relations Manager Cindy Khatri and DGPL Library Director Julie Milavec. Recorded November 2019 at Downers Grove Public Library in Downers Grove, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.

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