From Pearl Harbor to the Twin Towers to the American Heartland: Libraries Remember
Volume I, Issue I
A Cooperative Project of the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center,
Soundfarm Productions, and TAP Information Services
Produced by Soundfarm Productions
Show Host: Mike Sabol, Soundfarm Productions
To listen to the audiozine, you will need to download Windows Media Player.
Participating Agencies: Melick Library/Eureka College, Eureka Public Library, Eureka High School, and Maple Lawn Homes
Each audio segment is 5-10 minutes long and may take a few minutes to download on a dial-up
Internet connection. Click on the links for each part to hear the sound.
Welcome to the debut issue! An audiomagazine for talking book readers and others on cassette and the web. Each issue will have a feature story and other stories on talking books. If you would like a cassette copy, contact Lori Thorne by email or telephone at 1-800-426-0709.
This issue's feature includes excerpts from programs held at Eureka College and Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Eureka for people of all ages on September 10 and 11, 2003.
Part 1 - Introduction by Virginia McCoy, Director of
Melick Library, Eureka College
Why Libraries Are Important, Tom Peters, Founder, TAP Information Services
Part 2 - How the Two Events Compare in History - Junius Rodriguez, History Professor, Eureka College
Part 3 - Sharing Memories, Colleen Callahan, Program Host
Memories of Pearl Harbor, Mary Reesman, Eureka resident
Part 4 - Sharing Memories of Pearl Harbor and Patriotism, Kaywin McClure, Eureka resident
Part 5 - Sharing Memories of World War II, Annette Sherman, Eureka resident
Part 6 - Sharing Experiences of 9/11 - Eureka High School and Eureka College Students
About Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center - With offices in Pekin and Quincy,
we provide free library service for anyone unable to read regular print because of a visual
or physical disability. We have books and magazines on tape and playback equipment;
and also in Braille. Books and magazines are mailed free to and from library patrons,
wherever they reside. There is no charge, whatsoever, to the patron. Currently,
we serve approximately 5,000 active readers. Our office is open 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
Monday-Friday.
About Soundfarm Productions
Mike Sabol has begun his 20th year of doing broadcast production, recording, mixing and engineering. Producing professional audio for commercias, music programs, and historical documentation. Mike uses the lastest recording technology in his home studio; along with a large selection of microphones, digital software and hardware. For the past 5 years, Mike Sabol has been providing mobile production, mastering and CD duplication; which makes his company, Sound Farm Productions, a full-service -one stop- production studio.
About TAP Information Services -TAP Information Services provides a wide variety of high quality
planning, consulting, research, and assessment services
supporting libraries, consortia, government agencies, museums, publishers, and other organizations in the information industry.
Copyright 2003