CELEBRATE LIBRARIES PODCAST: Recent Episodes
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 discussion is an application to Unesco for inclusion on the World Heritage Site list of nine significant early skyscrapers representing the Chicago School of architecture.
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
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. https://www.newberry.org/calendar/pop-up-books-through-the-ages
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://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/poet/pdfs/Appointment-10th-Parliamentary-Poet.pdf … Continue reading Marie-Célie Agnant, Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Canada
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 Links: https://tiphainegantheil-ultra–book-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
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 … Continue reading Mireille Gagné, Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Canada
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with French-Canadian novelist Christiane Vadnais – author of Fauna. 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. https://www.christianevadnais.com/english.html https://chbooks.com/Authors/V/Vadnais-Christiane
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.
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.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Dana Tieman, WPL Department Head, Adult Services. Recorded July 2019 at Wheaton Public library in Wheaton, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Courtney Tedrick, WPL Department Head, Community Engagement. Recorded July 2019 at Wheaton Public library in Wheaton, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Dawn Kovacs, WPL Deputy Director and Department Head, Adult Services. Recorded July 2019 at Wheaton Public library in Wheaton, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Lisa Barefield, WPL Department Head, Teen Services. Recorded July 2019 at Wheaton Public library in Wheaton, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Rachel Weiss, WPL Department Head, Youth Services. Recorded July 2019 at Wheaton Public library in Wheaton, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Betsy Adamowski, WPL Executive Director. Recorded July 2019 at Wheaton Public library in Wheaton, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Amanda Civitello, Marketing and Communications Manager, Waukegan Public Library. Recorded June 2019 at Waukegan Public library in Waukegan, IL. A New Ways To Dream production.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® talk with Johnson Creek Public Library Director Abby Armour about library projects and programming.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Director Joe Davies of Burlington Public Library for a New Ways To Dream® podcast
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Director Jeff Dawson of Lester Public Library for a New Ways To Dream® podcast. Director Dawson talks about library management, economic transition/transformation in the Two Rivers economy, the Public Library System Redesign Project, and Two Rivers artist Lester Bentley in this second of two recordings. For more … Continue reading JEFF DAWSON, LESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY, TWO RIVERS, WI 2018 EP: 28
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Director Jeff Dawson of Lester Public Library for a New Ways To Dream® podcast. Director Dawson talks about his library career, library programming, and the history of Two Rivers in this first of two recordings. For more information: http://celebratelibraries.com/lester-public-library-two-rivers-wi/
A conversation with Manitowoc Public Library Director Kristin Stoeger. Part 1. Director Stoeger talks about her library career, the Manitowoc library building’s upcoming 20th anniversary, library programming and much more.
Mead Public Library Director Garrett Erickson is featured in a New Ways To Dream podcast with Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries®. Subjects include the Centennial Building Project, the Weill Charitable Fund Clocktower, the Mead’s commitment to exhibiting artwork and its efforts with area partners to revitalize downtown Sheboygan.
Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview artist Sharron Quasius and architect Erik Jensen about their designs for the Weill Charitable Fund Clocktower (1997) located on an outdoor terrace at Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, WI. Quasius and Jensen share photos and recall installing sixteen 4’x4′ decorative brass panels on the structure — as … Continue reading SHARRON QUASIUS & ERIK JENSEN, WEILL CLOCKTOWER, MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY, SHEBOYGAN, WI 2018 EP: 30
John Bosshard Memorial Library is one of the five public library branches of La Crosse County Library and is located in Bangor, WI along Interstate Highway 90 between the cities of Sparta and La Crosse in the southwest part of the state. Built in 1991, the 2400 sq. ft. library serves a rural community of … Continue reading SHARI AXELSEN, JOHN BOSSHARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY, BANGOR, WI 2018 EP: 26
This interview with Holmen Area Library Branch Manager Deen Layland was recorded in April 2018. The Holmen library is one of five branches of La Crosse County Library. Deen, talks about the opening of Holmen Area Library in September 2017 and the growth of library services in the community since she began her career as … Continue reading DEEN LAYLAND, HOLMEN AREA LIBRARY, HOLMEN, WI 2018 EP: 25
This interview with La Crosse County Library Director Chris McArdle Rojo was recorded in April 2018. Chris is the chief administrator for the five-branch library system on Wisconsin’s western border with the Mississippi River. She talks about the new Holmen library, her role as Director, current trends in library work, and educating librarians.
Sherri Sinniger speaks with Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® about her role as Branch Manager of Onalaska Public Library. The library is one of five branches in the La Crosse County Library system.
Karen Kroll, Youth Services Coordinator for La Crosse County Library, speaks with Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® about the new Grow ‘n’ Learn Together Early Literacy Center at Onalaska Public Library.
MIDDLETON PUBLIC LIBRARY II EP: 20 Jon Voils This is the second in a two-part interview with library director Jocelyne Sansing of Middleton, Wisconsin. Director Sansing talks about public libraries in the twenty-first century and about the strengths of the Middleton library.
MIDDLETON PUBLIC LIBRARY EP: 19 Jon Voils This is the first in a two-part interview with Middleton Public Library Director Jocelyne Sansing. Ms. Sansing talks with Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® about her career, library programming, and community support for the Middleton library.
BROWN COUNTY LIBRARY’S EP: 18 Jon Voils Jon Voils of Celebrate Libraries® speaks with Brown County Library Executive Director Brian Simons in the second portion of a two part interview. Simons talks about the role the library plays in the greater Green Bay, Wisconsin area. A New Ways to Dream Production.
BROWN COUNTY LIBRARY’S LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY EP: 17 Jon Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interviews Mary Jane Herber of Brown County Library. Mary Jane has been BCL’s Local History and Genealogy Librarian for over 40 years. A New Ways to Dream production.
BROWN COUNTY LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE EP: 16 with Jon Voils Jon Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interviews “Bookmobile Bob” Ripley of Brown County Library. Bob, a wonderful storyteller, is the library’s Outreach Services Coordinator and Bookmobile Operator. A New Ways to Dream production.
BROWN COUNTY LIBRARY PHOTO EP: 15 with Jon Voils Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interview Proto, Inc. cofounders Dennis Rockhill and Jon Hill. Proto is a nonprofit makerspace organization utilizing studio space at Brown County Central Library in Green Bay, WI.
MATHESON MEMORIAL LIBRARY EP: 14 with Jon Voils City of Elkhorn, WI – Matheson Memorial Library Director Lisa Selje announces publication of a video presenting the library as a free and essential community resource with a mission to connect the community with library resources and services that enrich, enlighten and entertain.
Jon Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interviews Brown County Library Executive Director Brian Simons. They talk about the ongoing revitalization of downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin as well as the library’s role in supporting the greater Green Bay area. BROWN COUNTY LIBRARY EP: 13 with Jon Voils
Beloit Public Library Director Nick Dimassis in conversation with Jon and Robin Voils of Celebrate Libraries®. This is a New Ways To Dream production.
OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY EPS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Five librarians from Oconomowoc, WI talk about favorite authors, community outreach and the role of librarians in the 21st century. A New Ways To Dream Production. celebratelibraries.com
OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY EPS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Five librarians from Oconomowoc, WI talk about favorite authors, community outreach and the role of librarians in the 21st century. A New Ways To Dream Production. celebratelibraries.com
OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY EPS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Five librarians from Oconomowoc, WI talk about favorite authors, community outreach and the role of librarians in the 21st century. A New Ways To Dream Production. celebratelibraries.com
OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY EPS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Five librarians from Oconomowoc, WI talk about favorite authors, community outreach and the role of librarians in the 21st century. A New Ways To Dream Production. celebratelibraries.com
OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY EP: 3 Hope Kramer with Jon Voils OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY EPS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Five librarians from Oconomowoc, WI talk about favorite authors, community outreach and the role of librarians in the 21st century. A New Ways To Dream Production. celebratelibraries.com
OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY EPS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Five librarians from Oconomowoc, WI talk about favorite authors, community outreach and the role of librarians in the 21st century. A New Ways To Dream Production. celebratelibraries.com
OCONOMOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY EPS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Five librarians from Oconomowoc, WI talk about favorite authors, community outreach and the role of librarians in the 21st century. A New Ways To Dream Production. celebratelibraries.com
EPISODE EP: 3A Jon Voils OAK CREEK PUBLIC LIBRARY, WI Jon Voils of Celebrate Libraries® interviews Library Director Jill Lininger about the new 41,847 square foot building, the role of libraries in the future, and some of her favorite authors. A New Ways to Dream Production. celebratelibraries.com
EPISODE #2: Jon Voils NEW BERLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Historical), New Berlin, WI celebratelibraries.com
celebratelibraries.com Celebrate Libraries® recently completed a video about Kohler Public Library of Sheboygan County. The library shares space with the district’s K-12 public school and is one of the few that does so in Wisconsin. Sponsored by Kohler Credit Union, the video was featured in the September 15, 2016 print edition of The Kohler Villager, … Continue reading EPISODE #1A: Jon Voils Kohler Public Library Kohler, WI