LIBRARIES & THE IMPORTANCE OF READING

SUBMIT YOUR STORIES and/or AUDIO PIECES for our podcast that has a Global Ranking in the top 1% of podcasts.

Name

Your Position and Name of Your Library

Email

Tell Us Why You Became a Librarian, What You Love About Libraries, and How Important They Are to Communities

(optional) Tell Us About Some Books, Libraries or Librarians that made an impact on you. No word limit.

WANT TO ADD YOUR VOICE TO OUR SPECIAL ONE-HOUR PODCASTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES? Record the audio of the text you entered above on your smartphone and upload it to this folder: shorturl.at/uIM89 You can also upload images of yourself and/or your library to accompany your text. (Optional) See details below.

FAQ
Want to add your voice to our special one-hour podcasts about the importance of libraries?
Record the audio of the text you entered above on your smartphone and upload it to this folder: shorturl.at/uIM89

Title your recording: first-last-name-library.mp3 OR first-last-name-library.m4a, e.g. john-doe-mytown-public-library.mp3
You can also upload jpeg images of yourself and/or your library to accompany your text. e.g. john-doe-mytown-public-library.jpg

Your insights will be included alongside that of award-winning librarians, celebrations of important historical, university and community libraries and initiatives. Others interviewed for The Creative Process podcasts include many notable writers, artists, and creative thinkers www.creativeprocess.info, creativeprocess.info/interviews-page-1.

Recommended recording time: 2 to 5 minutes

Recommendations for Recording - Tips for Good Sound

Recording directly from your laptop may result in poor audio, so we recommend a digital recording device or your smartphone as the best option.

Find a reasonably quiet spot like your office/study. If you need a retreat, your bedroom or bathroom will do just as well.
If you have a pair of earbuds with a mic built-in (like the one you have for hands-free phone calls), you can definitely use those for recording and it’ll sound great. If you are going to use the internal microphone on your phone, just make sure that you have the phone microphone about 8 inches or so away from you and record at your normal voice level.
If you make a mistake and don’t have the ability to edit your recording, you can send the audio to us as is with a few small mistakes. If there are more than a few small mistakes, we recommend redoing the recording so your segment of the podcast is the best it can be.
Begin your recording by introducing yourself: Your Name, Your Position, Your Library, and It’s Location

Thank you for sharing your insights about the importance of reading and libraries. This is a new branch of The Creative Process podcasts, so we expect to start sharing library podcasts sometime in the next month.

For more information about The Creative Process, our interviews, podcasts, exhibitions, or how to get involved, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Breaker, Castbox, Overcast, RadioPublic, Podtail, and Listen Notes, among others. Or read/listen to the interviews on our site. Our podcast receives over 4,200 active listens a day.

Where will my responses appear?
Your insights into the importance of reading and libraries may be included on our website, podcast, and/or the projection elements of our exhibition traveling to universities, libraries, and selected museums. Thank you for adding your voice to The Creative Process.

Images: KU Leuven Library in Belgium, site of The Creative Process’ exhibition for the European Conference for the Humanities; Märchenstunde, oil on canvas, Walter Firle

Participants include librarians, curators and directors of UNESCO World Book Capital, Morgan Library & Museum, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre’s Library, Future Library Project, Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music, Amherst College Library, and Maison de la Culture Yiddish & Medem Library, among others.