Schools. This is the very first event shell be doing. Shell be doing a series of programs and interviews as she travels across the country to introduce her book across the public, so we are really honored to be the first, and also honored to be the venue where Community Conversation will be taking place tonight. After all, a Critical Role of libraries engage in issues important oh to that community. But not only our city, cities across the country. There will be many questions, there are many questions but i would bet there will be some answers e emerging from tonights discussion as well. I want to thank two people in particular to organize the program. I would like them to stand up. The first is our president of the north Public Library, timothy chris, please, stand. [applause] the other a newer member. Please stand up. [applause] and there are other members here on our board, i wish they would stand up too, i see sandi king in the back, Vice President , johnny johnson. Charles is her
To you. [applause] thank you very much. It must begin by apologizing for holding you up from a 20 minutes. Now that no work is revitalizing traffic at this time is impossible but thats a good thing i think so while i apologize im also happy that i got caught up in the works overflow traffic tonight. Its my role to lay out the ground rules for our conversation. We will begin with the author Dale Russakoff making a presentation. She will then be followed by the three panelists who have joined us to an affect react comments on what dale has written and what she will say to us tonight. Dales comments will be about 15 minutes. That means that panelists will each get about 10 minutes to respond. Is that all right panel . Again have ongoing conversation after those initial remarks have been made. After they have made their presentations then we will open the floor for comments, questions from the audience and i think we have a microphone here. We may have another mic somewhere in the room but
Im so thrilled to see all of you here in centennial hall. Also id like to welcome all of the people in the overflow area which is in the back of the second floor. And if any of you get tired of standing, there are seats Still Available there. Actually, i am just absolutely thrilled that Dale Russakoff chose the Newark Public Library to launch her brand new book, her muchanticipated, her absolutely fascinating, brand new book, the prize, with the subtitle, whos in charge of americas schools. This is the very first event that she will be doing. Shell be doing a series of programs and interviews as she travels across the country to introduce her book to the public, so we are really honored to be the first. And were also honored to be the venue where an extremely Important Community conversation will be taking place tonight. After all, a Critical Role of libraries as you know is to invite Community Members to engage in discussions of important issues to that community. There is no doubt in
[applause] thank you very much. I must begin by apologizing for holding you folk up for almost 20 minutes. Now that newark is revitalizing the traffic at this time [laughter] it is impossible. But thats a good thing, i think. So while i apologize, im also happy that i got caught up in newarks overflow traffic tonight. Its my role to lay out the ground rules for our conversation. We will begin with the author, dale russ cough Dale Russakoff, making a presentation. She will then be fold by the three panelists who have joined us to, in effect, comment on what dale has written and what she will say to us tonight. Dales comments will be about, about 15 minutes. That means that the panelists will each get about ten minutes to respond. Is that all right, panel . Okay. We can have ongoing conversation after those initial remarks have been made. After they have made their presentations, then we will open the floor for comments, questions from the audience, and i think we have a microphone here,
They are going to get up and have some explaining to do on social media. Lets look around the new york city area, still getting some snow. of here but you see across long island in coastal areas of connecticut and new jersey those snow totals will not verified to what we were anticipating at this time yesterday, the wind very strong, 30, 40, 50 miles an hour depending where you are. If there is snow on the ground will be blowing around and cause poor visibly on the roads and that will be quite dangerous so people urged to stay off the roadways. Winter storm warning still in effect for parts of new jersey as well as upstate new york towards new england. The snow will taper off. We with us across northern new england, upstate new york, for the next several hours adding to those snow totals but by tomorrow it will be gone but it is going to be cold so that snow is going to not melt very quickly and we will certainly keep you up to date but bottom line be nice your local forecasters, they