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Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im marcia eli from the Brooklyn Public Library center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team. This year, Brooklyn Public Library celebrates its 125th anniversary. Our birthday is a chance to talk about all that the library does, and one important part of that work is stewarding 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 most frequently used or beloved Materials Center stage. Clearly, the dodgers and Jackie Robinson have to be part of that lineup. So, tonight, we are bringing together a really
She talks about the women she has drawn inspiratn from throughout her life. 10 pm eastern on afterward, chris miller traces the history of Microchip Technology and how it become the most critically needed technology. Interviewed by democratic congressman jim hides. Watch book tv every sunday on cspan two. Find the full schedule on your Program Guide or watch online anytime at book tv dot org. Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im marcia eli from the Brooklyn Public Library center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team. This year, Brooklyn Public Library celebrates its 125th anniversary. Our birthday is a chance to talk about all that the library does, and one important part of that work is stewarding 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 comprehen