LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library will continue its Distinguished Lecture Series on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at 4:00 p.m., when Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimelonis, host and composer for the award-winning children's podcast "Circle Round," will explain how they came up with the idea for the podcast and how they make the programs. 

 

The event is free and open to the public and will take place in the main reading room of the Library, located at 18 Main Street, Lenox. Children are welcome.

 

Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round podcast adapts folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3 to 103. Each episode explores universal themes like friendship, persistence, creativity, and generosity, and ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups, according to a press release.

 

Rebecca Sheir is the narrator, writer, and a veteran public radio host/reporter. Eric Shimelonis, composer for the stage and screen, creates original music for each story.

 

Circle Round has earned numerous honors, including a Parents' Choice Gold Award, a Webby nomination, and featured spots at the The UK International Radio Drama Festival and HEAR Now Festival. Circle Round was also the recipient of a major grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.

 

Please visit https://lenoxlib.org for more information.