NEWS RELEASE
LONGMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY
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We are currently living through one of those rare times in which we know — even as time is passing — that this is an historical moment. What will happen and who we will be on the other side of this crisis remains to be seen, but what we are experiencing right now will be remembered and retold and referred to for the rest of our lives.
Because we tend to remember what we record, the Longmont Public Library has launched a local StoryCorps project, #StrongmontStories, Sharing in Place, to assist the Longmont community in creating an oral history of the COVID-19 experience.
StoryCorps is an independently funded 501(c)(3) organization that promotes the preservation and sharing of humanity's stories through informal interviews and personal narrations that are recorded and archived. Its goal is to use stories to create connections and facilitate a more just and compassionate world.
We create oral histories to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone's story matters. At the same time, we are creating an invaluable archive of the COVID-19 experience for future generations.
Participation in this project is open to anyone who lives, works, goes to school or otherwise participates in the Longmont community on a regular basis. If you identify as a Longmonter, we want to hear from you!
Go to the #StrongmontStories webpage to learn more and start recording history.
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