John Skrtic/ Stories of Cleveland

About this episode

John Skrtic shares his experiences and the diverse stories of Clevelanders through his work at the Cleveland Public Library.

John Skrtic is the Chief of Collections and Special Projects for the Cleveland Public Library. His Instagram page @skrticx has chronicled the life experiences of 10,000 plus Clevelanders. He is a native Clevelander and started working at the library at age 15. This man’s collection of stories illustrates the incredible mix of peoples, cultures and ways of life

People in this episode

Guest: John Skrtic/

Topics covered

• Cleveland
• library
• stories
• culture

Keywords

• Cleveland Public Library
• Instagram
• community stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: @skrticx

Places: Cleveland

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