All Things Creative: Facing the New World Creatively
In this episode the crew from the studio lab discusses, what we’ve been working on creatively, what effects the Covid-19 outbreak has on cre...
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20 of 111 episodesGet Lit: What's DC Reading?
David Quick asks some of DC's most well read readers, how has reading changed during social distancing? The conversation includes Lupita Aqu...
All Things Local: Street Musician Joel Bailes
DC Street musician Joel Bailes has played on the streets of Capitol Hill/Eastern Market since 1980. Hear Joel share his history playing with...
Get Lit: Breanna McDaniel for "Hands Up!" & Zetta Elliot for "SAY HER NAME"
Authors Breanna J. McDaniel, “Hands Up!,” and Zetta Elliot, “SAY HER NAME,” join us on this episode of “Get Lit”. McDaniel and Elliot read f...
Get Lit: DC Reads, Special Edition
David Quick and Aja Clark talk with local poet Regie Cabico about our special edition DC Reads book "With the Fire on High" by Elizabeth Ace...
All Things Local: Tom Berard
DCPL Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker is in conversation with area musician, and punk rock enthusiast Tom Berard. They discuss Tom's...
Notes from the Library: Projects from the Urban Libraries Council with Susan Benton and Rich Reyes-Gavilan
David Quick, Adult Services Coordinator, will lead a conversation with Susan Benton, President and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council and Ri...
All Things Local: DC photographers Athena Angelos, and Christopher Grady
Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker is in conversation with local photographers Athena Angelos and Christopher Grady, as they discuss t...
All Things Local: African American Genealogy
Linda Crichlow White, President of the DC Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), joins host Olubunmi Baka...
Notes from the Library: The Travel Episode!
This episode features a conversation with librarian Shawn McDermott and Mr. Donald Shaw about making the ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de C...
DCPL Presents: ArtAfterWords with Ashleigh Coren
Today's DCPL Presents focused on a conversation with Ashleigh Coren, Women’s History Content and Interpretation Curator at the National Port...
All Things Local: Paul Coates
Paul Coates is owner and operator of Black Classic Press, one of the oldest Black publishing companies in the U.S. He joins host Olubunmi Ba...
Notes from the Library: NOE's Upcoming Exhibit
In conversation with Katie Petitt on the upcoming exhibit at the Northeast Neighborhood Library. Katie will share her work that centers arou...
All Things Local: Poet and Archivist, Reuben Jackson
DC Public Library Archivist, Ray Barker, in conversation with DC poet and Jazz Archives Specialist, Reuben Jackson. Reuben discusses his lif...
Memories on Tap: Preserving Your Family's Photos
DCPL’s Robert LaRose interviews Molly Keefe about her experiences using the Memory Lab to preserve thousands of her family's photos and VHS...
Beyond the Screen: Looking at Tech + Diversity with Catherine Buccello
Tech is broad. But is it universal? On this episode of Notes from the Library, we sit down with Catherine Buccello, a strategic restaurant s...
Memories on Tap: Preserving Your Personal History
DCPL’s Robert LaRose interviews Rebecca Kling about her experiences using the Memory Lab to preserve her collection of family videos. Her st...
All Things Local: DC/Philadelphia-based band Tadzio
Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker interviews members of the music ensemble, Tadzio. They discuss the band's origins, recording histor...
All Things Local: The Challenge of the Congo
The central African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a materially and culturally rich nation yet its citizens struggl...
DCPL Presents: The New Art Examiner in Washington DC
Editors Derek Guthrie and Al Jirikowic discuss the publishing history of the New Art Examiner and its relationship to the DC arts scene. Pow...