St. Louis Public Radio will host the StoryCorps Mobile Booth at the Public Media Commons in Grand Center.
StoryCorps staff will record stories of local residents through both in-person and virtual interviews that will be preserved in the Library of Congress.
StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, comes to St. Louis, Missouri, from Sept. 14 to Oct. 20 to record interviews, in-person and virtually, as part of its Mobile Tour. During their time in Missouri, StoryCorps will also make a special trip to Rolla, Mo., from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2.
Welcome back to St. Louis
Now in its 17th year, the StoryCorps Mobile Tour has facilitated thousands of meaningful conversations between people who know and care about one another.
Reservations to record in St. Louis and Rolla will be available on Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. and can be made by calling StoryCorps’ 24-hour toll-free reservation line at 1-800-850-4406 or visiting the St. Louis StoryCorps home page.
What happens in a StoryCorps session?
In StoryCorps interviews, two people record a meaningful conversation with one another about who they are, what they’ve learned in life, and how they want to be remembered. A trained StoryCorps facilitator guides them through the interview process. After each 40-minute recording session, participants receive a digital copy of their interview. With participant permission, a second copy is archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for future generations to hear.
