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Our birthday is a chance to talk about all that the library does, and one important part of that work is due wording the extraordinary special collections of the Brooklyn Center for history. These archives are the combined materials for the brooklyn public librarys special collections at those of the former Brooklyn Historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. So, we are celebrating these amazing collections in a 125th Anniversary Series titled out of the box. Five programs that put just a few of the most important or ...

Thank you everybody for tuning in tonight. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im marcia eli from the Brooklyn Public Librarys center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team bpl presents. This year Brooklyn Public Library celebrates, its 125th anniversary. Our birthday is a chance to talk about all the library does and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections at the center for brooklyn history. These are archives are the combined materials from the brooklyn Public Libraries special collections. And those of the former Brooklyn...

And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis there have been five epics where catastrophic events have wiped out life on earth. The fifth extinction was caused by an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. Elizabeth kolbert who covers the environment for the new yorker says were living in the middle of another mass extinction, this one, though, caused by human activity. Her tome is called the sixth extinction, an unnatural istory and the result of years of research. Elizabeth, thanks for being on the program. Thanks for having me. Tavis starting in an unlikely pla...

He was definitely an engaging teacher and as you mentioned his experiments influence a lot of people including including you. [inaudible] this is a bit of a followon and im still trying to formulate what is probably a very elementary question but you talk about all the research you did and obviously he mixes in real historical characters with his primary fictional characte characters. Was he primarily using fiction to illuminate history and historical forces or using history to illuminate human nature . Yes and yes. [laughter] i mean thats a huge question. One of the criticisms that this book ...

This month. Three or four books that i think particularly good. I wish i could take credit. And the Brilliant Communications director came up with this. No one is going to be interested in what i am reading. Surprisingly has become quite a bit. They like it. Interestingly, the kind of like to know what your thinking about. It is kind of refreshing. It actually reads a little class action. Thank you. It was fun. What are you reading this summer . Tell us what is on your Summer Reading list. Postage your Facebook Page or send us a name of. Her. You can watch panels and multicultural Book Publish...