Celebrate Libraries Podcast Celebrate Libraries Podcast
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- Kids & Family
Celebrate Libraries® was founded May 2015 for the purpose of establishing a connection of communities, encouraging the exploration of knowledge of who we have been, who we are and who we can become individually and collectively.
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Ward Miller, Unesco Skyscrapers, Preservation Chicago, Chicago, IL
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 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
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Dr. Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Pop-Up Books, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
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 -
Marie-Célie Agnant, Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Canada
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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Tiphaine Gantheil, 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 Link:
https://tiphainegantheil-ultra–book-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc -
Mireille Gagné, Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Canada
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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Christiane Vadnais, 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://news.err.ee/1609276398/canadian-writer-christiane-vadnais-to-spend-two-month-residency-in-tartu
https://www.christianevadnais.com/english.html
https://chbooks.com/Authors/V/Vadnais-Christiane
https://ici-radio–canada-ca.translate.goog/nouvelle/1143787/brillante-annee-litteraire-auteure-christiane-vadnais-faunes?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc