Vice president of Public Programs at the new york public library. Its a privilege for the library to host tonights program celebrating Mike Wallaces new book, greater gotham. The longawaited sequel to his book gotham. Greater gotham picks up the story at the turn of the last century, a period when new york experienced unparalleled growth, expansion and consolidation when much of the infrastructure was developed and when many of our institutions were founded including this one at the new york public library. Incidentally the room in which we are seated was carved out of what was once the reservoir and there is a great illustration of that in the book. Its a special honor for us to host this program not only because of the importance of the book and its subject matter but also because mike wallace who is a fellow in the Coleman Center for scholars and writers and a resident in the allen room researched a good deal of the book right here in the librarys archives. The librarys holdings on
Aska Langman is well known throughout the Teton Valley community for her rescue work. Though typically, her rescues have four legs, chilly noses, and plenty of affectionate wiggles. This time, Langman and her husband rescued something less lively but much bulkier: a cabin that was slated for demolition in Jackson.
âI heard about the organization Shacks on Racks around a year ago. We love the idea of keeping things out of the landfill, and reusing things that still have life in them,â Langman said. While many people are aware that reusing and recycling keeps household items like cans and packaging out of the landfill, they arenât aware that when a structure is demolished to make room for incoming construction, the entirety ends up in the landfill.