Childhood places, experiences with inspirational people, and life choices push us in new directions in life. Stephenie Presseller takes us on her ongoing journey that has led her to become the first sustainability manager at Moraine Valley. This is an amazingly beautiful, challenging, and winding road that invites us all to come along and walk the walk toward sustainability.

The library welcomed noted historian Theodore Karamanski of Loyola University Chicago as our closing lecture for our One Book program on Tony Horwitz's Confederates in the Attic.

The Arab Student Union hosted a panel discussion in the library about being young, first generation Arab-Americans and the challenges of balancing their Arab culture while embracing their American identity.

Faculty member Rick Aztlan explores the role of institution of slavery in the US economy during the Civil War era through money.

We apologize that this audio cuts out after 29 minutes due to a technical error. This is an event organized by the Muslim Student Association. .

Faculty member Carey Millsap-Spears discusses the life of artist Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, wife of noted author Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Historian Jim McIntyre tells us why the South was doomed to failure in the US Civil War. This is part of the One Book One College Series.

Moraine Valley Jazz Ensemble director Douglass Bratt and friends present a musical performance and discussion chronicling the origin and evolution of jazz from its roots in American folk, blues and popular music of the late 19th century to the present day styles found in the clubs, stages and concert halls of today.

A discussion of the core beliefs of Islam by Iman Kifah Mustapha of the Mosque Foundation. This event was organized and sponsored by the MVCC Muslim Student Association and was hosted in the Moraine Valley Community College Library.

What is it like to witness history and, even more importantly, to be charged with recording it? Moraine Valley's college photographer, Glenn Carpenter, tells us about the 22 years he has spent recording the visual history of the college and capturing the special moments that change lives.