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In partnership with the library of congress, cspan brings you books that shaped america. In this program, mark twains adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Written as a sequel, the book is often called the Great American novel. In the book Huckleberry Finn he escapes down the Mississippi River. Along the way they encounter steamships. Mark twain used a number of dialects and colloquial expressions to go straight light along the mississippi, satire, hypocrisy and racism. Since the publication, Hucklebe...

In partnership with the library of congress, cs that explorespa keys literature that had a profound impact on the country. In this program mark twains adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Written as a sequel to the adventures of tom sawyer, mark twains adventures of parco perry finn is called the Great American novel. In the books, huck finn steals away from the civilizing influence of the widow douglas and his alcoholic father. Byandby he joins up with jim and they make their way down the Mississipp...

After words programs on our web site, booktv. Org. And now a panel on the life and career of recentlyretired librarian of Congress James billington. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Please take your seats. My understanding is were live on cspan, so behave yourselves. Inform. [laughter] welcome to valentines day a bit early. Im jane harman, the president and ceo of the Wilson Center, and i cant and we cant imagine what the Wilson Center would look like today if nobody had been smart enou...

Print i didnt put my hand print in another of the concrete. But i look at this crowd and look at the tshirts of the agencies printed on the back were very proud of this library youre on important part of the San Francisco and we bless it and reflect it by the energy this library medians and after hearing the list many of things make sure this library has modernization even though it is the final one not the final investments the education for you kids and the Community Centers that libraries bec...

Talked about the public spaces being magic and all the other sense of the public is that a being engaged so her vision and that of her team is making a difference. But it also is is a play thats staishg more technology. We used to have 6 public terminals for access to technology and youll have 22 wifi and the First Library connected to the cities fiberoptics network so board band and transmit anything you want that are as the afternoon unfolds hell hear more and more but well start by thanking t...

Community if we do the right thing so were lucky to have emergency respond money with our Police Department and Fire Department and retired those debts but today is about looking at those kids having fun and being safe isnt it a transformation of an old parking lot isnt ii, visualize this we used our innovation and imagination and what else we didnt just build a library i think as friends of the library are showing as frinsz of the joe deimagine is showing when we do things like that we respond ...

Learning and inspiration be filed with great vibes of repeated. repeated. . Turbulent repeated. imagination. repeated. . Expanding horizons repeated. for those who hunger and this matter may the spirit of peace. repeated. joy. repeated. and wonder bless this new north Beach Library clapping so so much reverend functioning and what a glories day welcome ladies and gentlemen, im louis us the city librarian clapping. ive had the honor and privilege of doing Ribbon Cuttings for the 24 libraries it n...

Clapping. i think we have more companies anywhere in the United States its at the amazing statement were not trying to be flashy or shocking just trying to create something new and original were one of the things about the conduct our you enter and turn your your back and just so the orchestra. The most contrary composer of this time if you accountability his music you would think hes a camera come important he become ill and it was crazy he at the end of his life and pushed the boundary to thin...

Drama free mayor ed lee i like to refer to him he gets the job done and were fortunate to have him and others. Im very, very going to be brief were not going to leave in a madman episode. That happens 50 years ago and its time for this country it recognize that 40 percent of the breadwinners in this country are women and when 40 percent of the breadwinners in this country have women it is time for us to change the policies that are preventing us from working well together as families and workers...

And claims all for the future generations of our San Francisco residents so i want to say on behalf of everyone in the city to the community of north beach thank you, very much for your wonderful, wonderful persistencecy the Community Meetings have been so many hours of people we understand if we could be in frustration today but a lot more celebration when you visualize this design with to the arts in it and to celebrate with the education with all of the difference elements that we want to cel...