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Audience across the country. The only official duties i have far to open the literary season of the congress in the fall by giving a reading in the closing lecture in maine to end the literary season and to choose the two poets were the one in some years who is to receive from the award and introduce them. Do you get a salary . There is a stipend that comes with it but it isnt funded by the american public. There is an endowment that does that. What is the scholarship that you referred to . The scholarship recognizes an american poet who is doing extraordinary work. How do you become the u. S....

Busier than we were last year. People try to find alternates around. Its just a nightmare. Kcbs traffic sheryl rains has been navigating for 25 years. It is getting worse. Every night there is some backup. One reason why it is getting worse, the economy is getting better. The bay area counsel says we are back at our prerescission unemployment rate. Since 2010, we have added 300,000 jobs here in the bay area. You dont do that without having some impact on traffic. And they forecast the region willed a another 2 to 300,000 jobs in the next two years, which in addition to increased traffic poses ...

Audience to pose questions. Here we go with our panel number one. We are looking at the vision. We will explore innovative practices and partnerships. Our first speaker will be the Senior Program officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Hoping to have leon mac, director of el paso Public Library. Unfortunately she had a family emergency and was not able to the year. We are excited to have clarence anthony, executive director of the National League of cities. We will start out with her. Well, thank you, director. The national museum, Library Services for holding this hearing. I appreci...

I am proud to say theres no cable tv. That is a very difficult thing. Christie the first part of your question. How will that help the libraries that are the furthest behind . They are definitely focused on those libraries and there would be a way to determine. That way hasnt been figured out yet but there would be a way to determine which libraries desperately need to begin a Pilot Project to get that connectivity. Okay we want to keep our efforts here on time. We have a couple of other questions. There was one question are there any studies or experiencexperienc s of the low. Versus highspee...

20th Century Technology to 21st century highspeed Broadband Technology. Its a reallocation of resourcef resources are never easy and never pleasant but they are essential if we are to keep pushing forward. We are moving to broadband to the person at the library. Its not just an external connection but its how do you get using wifi to the individual in a library . We are bringing the application and administrative process into the 21st century as well by using the same kind of ride band tools and we are focusing on fiscal responsibility. The key is not just more money although if more money is ...