DC Public Library Podcast

NINTH & G brings together two extraordinary women with a passion for the printed word and how they've used their passions separately to inspire and create change: Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts & Culture for the City of Detroit, and author of “That They Lived, African Americans Who Changed the World,” in how she is giving closure to those who lost loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Mocha Ochoa, a former book publicist-turned-publisher and host of the new MLK Library series, “The Literary Lounge with Mocha.”

Aja Clark leads a conversation with Darlene Taylor, Tara Campbell, and Ahmad Wright from the INKPEN community of writers.

In this special episode, we recognize the one hundred, twenty-fifth anniversary of the DC Public Library system with newly-elected Board Chair Monte Monash, and DC Public Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan. A native Washingtonian, we discuss Monte's personal connection to the library, her vision as the new board chair and role the city, community partners and everyday citizens play in its success.

For more information about the Memory Lab and personal digital archiving, see our Memory Lab Libguide.

For information about preserving movie film, check out the Center for Home Movies.

View the "Washington, DC: City of Interest, City of Change" virtual exhibition.

In celebration of Black History Month, we premiere the NINTH&G podcast in conversation with local architect Peter Cook. With a portfolio that includes the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Watha T. Daniels/Shaw Library, and the embassy of South Africa, Peter shares his roots in the District and the field of design, his experience designing in the city, and what lesson his family and mentors carry with him today in his work. Joining us is our guest co-host, Kerrie Cotten Williams, Manager of The People's Archive at DC Public Library. NINTH&G celebrates those in and around the nation's capital doing the extraordinary. Hosted by Ryan L. Williams of DC Public Library, look for new episodes every two weeks. Be sure to subscribe to the DC Public Library podcasts for our array of programming.

Music in this episode is adapted from DCPL's American Song database. A complete list of the library's music streaming databases can be found here.

Robert LaRose interviews Scott Price about his collection of 35mm slides and digital photos, his efforts to preserve them, and some of the unexpected outcomes of his work.

Web content archived by the People's Archive

DigDC: DCPL's digitized archival content

Email the Labs at DCPL

Email the People's Archive

Library of Congress' Recommended File Formats for Preservation

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