This is the sixty-fourth in a series of videos in which I engage in some storytelling about my own personal experiences, relationships, realizations, and life. Sometimes these might connect with my profession as a philosopher, but often that won't be the case.
In this video, I continue the story of my involvement with libraries, narrating my use and enjoyment of libraries and the resources they offer and curate. This video picks up with my engagement with libraries during my years as an assistant professor at Ball State University in Indiana (teaching in the extended education program at Indiana State Prison) and Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. I made extensive use of several college and university libraries in that time, not only to prepare the wide range of classes that I taught but also for my own research and publication. I also began giving public lectures at local libraries as a form of service to the public while at Fayetteville State University. This covers the years from 2002 to 2011
The libraries that I used and benefitted from the most were:
Ball State University Bracken Library
University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Library
Fayetteville State University Charles Chesnutt Library
St. Anselm College Geisel Library (home of the St. Anselm collection)
Cumberland County Headquarters Library in Fayetteville, NC
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