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About being a librarian in congress. I can remember that because i was surprised, i had been advising and consulting because this was an opportunity for the Library Community to weigh in basically on what would be needed for the library of Congress Going into the next few decades so my name was put forward as a person that i should talk to and that went on for a little while and then i was asked, would you consider being considered for the position yourself and it took me back a little bit and i had to think about what i was currently doing, really publicservice innercity that the state had th...

To vote, the National Portrait gallery, National Archives and the library of congress have created special exhibits. Curators talk about the Creative Process behind the exhibits including determining goals in selecting objects. The berkshire conference of womens historians and the womens Suffrage Centennial commission hosted this event. Im martha jones, a copresident along with tie i cant miles along the berkshire conference. Im happy to be welcoming all of you to this evenings conversation, and i have to extend the special embrace to our members tuning in from all over the world today. With t...

Freedom dates back to our founding. Cultural institutions like libraries and museums are offering Historical Context but reexamining and continuing to how we present history and information to our publics and making sure we are part of a solution on the road and not part of the problem. So i am honored tonight and they to be joined by secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. Lonnie bunch. He is also and was the founding director of the National Museum of African American history and myture and, as a librarian, first purchase, very recently was his new book, a fools errand, creating the Na...

Offering Historical Context but also reexamining and continuing to look at how we present history and information to our publics and making sure that we are part of a solution on the road and not part of the problem. So i am honored tonight and today to be joined by the secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. Lonnie bunch. He is also and was the founding director of the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture, and, as a librarian, my first purchase, very recently, with online was his new book, a fools errand creating the National Museum of African American history and cult...

Of the smithsonian institution, dr. Lonnie bunch. He is also and was the founding director of the National Musicians museum of African American history and culture and, as a librarian, my first purchase, very recently, was online, his new book, a fools errand, creating the National Museum of African American history and culture in the age of bush, obama, and trump. We appreciate you, doctor bunch, for being with us today, and we have a lot of things we would like to cover. I hope you feel free to ask me a few questions, but i really know that people have been very interested in your perspectiv...