It’s May 4th, so naturally we’re geeking out over Star Wars today.
For us here at I Love Libraries, that means listening to one of our favorite past episodes of American Libraries’ podcast that’s devoted to all things Star Wars. The show features conversations with three individuals who occupy a unique place in the Star Wars universe, revealing how the franchise has become a force with galactic influence. The guests include:
- Anne Neumann, president and CEO of Rancho Obi-Wan, a nonprofit organization in Sonoma County, California, that collects, conserves, and exhibitsStar Wars toys, memorabilia, and artifacts.
- Allen Callaci, librarian at Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) Library and organizer of the library’s annual Star Wars Day event, which drew thousands of attendees each year at its peak.
- Saul Drake, project director of “Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume”, an exhibition presented by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service that brought more than 60 costumes from the Star Wars franchise to museums across the U.S. from 2015 to 2018.
You can give the episode a listen below or wherever you listen to podcasts.
For more Star Wars audio delights, we recommend this fascinating look at the sound artists at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California, who use Soundminer to access and build an ever-expanding library of nearly a million sounds from the Star Wars universe.
And we don’t forget about the American Library Association’s famous Star Wars-related posters and bookmarks. There’s no better way to show off your love for both Star Wars and libraries.
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Photo: From the Star Wars Anniversary Program at Clearwater (Fla.) Public Library System’s Main Library on August 4, 2007, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr. Edited for size.
