One of the best things about a roadtrip is getting to see all the neat things libraries are doing. I arrived at the Alachua County Library District Headquarters this afternoon to unload for Thursday's Leadership Institute session and there was a travel trailer parked in their lot. Turns out it's the StoryCorps Mobile Booth and it's in Gainesville until November 15th recording personal stories.StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project, in partnership with NPR and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, “whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening,” according to its Web site. Since its launch in October 2003, StoryCorps’ mobile and stationary recording studios have collected more than 20,000 interviews, making it one of the largest oral history projects of its kind.
A trained facilitator handles the technical aspects of the recording, but when needed, will guide the people through the interview process by suggesting follow-up questions. The sessions last for 40 minutes. Once the conversation is recorded, participants receive a free, broadcast-quality CD of their interview to take home and share. A second copy is archived for future generations at the Library of Congress.
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