In 1949, librarian Jacqueline Overton asked members of the first generation to write about their memories at the Children's Library, Robert Bacon Memorial.

This episode introduces Miss Overton and the respondents, whose lives will be explored deeper in future episodes.

Narrator: Thomas Hoffman

Jacqueline Overton: Andrea Morale

Jimmy Queenan Jr. : Norman Bolling:

Billy Packer: Karl Santoro

Arthur Giblin: David Martin Chavez

Murray Johnson: Jordan Chaulk

Floyd Zulli, Jr. : Alex Nunez

Howard Griffin: Arthur Dobrin

Bill Delamar: Christopher Grant

Nick Werthessen: Tom Blake