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Lebanon launches mobile “story booth” to collect residents’ memories
Summary
City of Lebanon organizers unveiled a retrofitted phone booth that records short oral histories and prompts visitors with questions; the Indiana Arts Commission provided grant funding and recordings will be transcribed and posted online.
The City of Lebanon and local volunteers have deployed a mobile public-art installation called the Lebanon story booth that records short oral histories and community memories.
The project team discussed the installation on the city’s Love in Lebanon podcast, saying the booth — a retrofitted phone booth placed temporarily outside the Lebanon Public Library — invites visitors to pick up a handset and answer prompts such as “What’s your favorite thing to do in Lebanon.” Organizers said the installation debuted at a recent market and will move…
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