Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Thank you. This is not my mic im not used to it so i kopght hear if you could hear me. Thank you for joining us for ow program with author amy gold sustain who will discuss her book janesville an american story im renee here at the public library. At this time, i would look to ask that you turn off or silence all of your electronic devices. Also, at the end of todays program ms. Goldstein will have time for question and answer and then be available under the skylight to autograph books. We do still have a few available i think if youre interested in purchasing a book and you didnt get a yellow post it with a number see phil in the back. Also with the q and a, i just want to make sure that were all going to be on our best behavior. [laughter] ms. Goldstein is here to talk about her book. Shes not a politician. [laughter] and you will get to ask questions like i said youll raise your hand. Ill bring you the mic, and you dont need please dont Start Talking
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