Good afternoon, everyone. Sorry we are running a little bit behind today. On behalf of the American Enterprise institute i would like to welcome you for a talk with pamela paul about her recent book how to raise a reader. She coauthored with her colleague, maria russo. Colleague, maria russo. The Current Situation is untenable our kids have trouble with any kind of a structured activity but reading for pleasure is the activity that has suffered the most brick according to a recent analysis the share of americans who read for pleasure has fallen by more than 30 percent since 2004. If there is a way to reverse the trend it will have to start with their children and no one who can help us better than to learn how to share the joy they and pamela. She was the Childrens Book editor at the New York Times and has three children herself and also the author of six books and a host of the book review podcast. She and i will have a conversation and we will open to questions from the audience. Tha
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Library and our collection over a number of years, both in our prior building on University Place and in this building where we moved in 1937 from the surviving charging records, we know that both cather and her partner, edith lewis, visited the and checked out quite a few books, both for research and for general reading. Our 2017 2018 exhibition, the new york world of willa cather uncovered a lot about cathers life in new york and her use of this library so feel free to speak to a staff member or take a look at our website to learn more will also continue our cathers sesquicentennial celebration with a special featuring Benjamin Taylor on his brand new biography, chasing bright uses a life of willa cather coming up on november 14th. Because of that historic connection. Were particularly honored evening to present this special event celebrating the sesquicentennial of cathers in cooperation with the National Willa Cather center. Our great to Peter Cipkowski from its board governors who
Library and our collection over a number of years, both in our prior building on University Place and in this building where we moved in 1937 from the surviving charging records, we know that both cather and her partner, edith lewis, visited the and checked out quite a few books, both for research and for general reading. Our 2017 2018 exhibition, the new york world of willa cather uncovered a lot about cathers life in new york and her use of this library so feel free to speak to a staff member or take a look at our website to learn more will also continue our cathers sesquicentennial celebration with a special featuring Benjamin Taylor on his brand new biography, chasing bright uses a life of willa cather coming up on november 14th. Because of that historic connection. Were particularly honored evening to present this special event celebrating the sesquicentennial of cathers in cooperation with the National Willa Cather center. Our great to Peter Cipkowski from its board governors who