Okay. Welcome again to the 16th 16th annual roosevelt reading festival. My name is Kirstin Carter and im the head of the Archives Department here at the library. We are so pleased to host such a Wonderful Group of authors this year and one of our very, very favorite events. And if you enjoy the event and would like to support the library we encourage you to become a member and you can do that online anytime or by signing up at the table in the hallway today. So, let me remind you of how the festival works. Were going to have an author speak now for 30 minutes, followed by a tenminute question and answer period, and then i will walk the author out to the front of the Visitor Center to sign books and you can visit you can purchasemer book in our new deal back store and then meet the author and discuss the book even more. So, our next author today is sandra bolzenius. She worked abroads as a soldier in the United States army serving in germany and later as a teacher at International Schoo
You can be a member online any time or by signing up at the table in the hallway today. So let me remind you of how the festival works. Were going to have an author speak now for 30 minutes followed by a 10 minute question answer period, and then i will walk the author out to the front of the visitor . E to sign bookses an you can purchase her book in new deal bookstore and then meet the author and discuss the book even more. So our next author today is sandra bultins a veteran teacher and historian. For two decades she lived abroad for a soldier in the United States army serving in germany and leader as a teacher in International Schools in europe, africa, and asia. She earned her doctorate in history at ohio state university. Wherer her focus on gender africanamerican history, gender and africanamerican history led to publication of her book glory in the spirit. How four black women took on army during world war ii doctor is act uv in National Grassroots movement move to amend and in
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A 757 just landed safely after a fire in the jets gally. Authorities were there to meet the plane with no confirmation on the airline non reports so far of any injuries. Our other big story oh night dangerous heat. Some live look in wilmington, delaware. The temperature still hovering around 80 tonight. While other areas are dealing with flash flooding much Police Forced to close this intersection along red lion road in lower mooreland Montgomery County earlier tonight but it has reopened g evening, im iain page. Im lucy noland. Busy night. Lets get right to chief meteorologist scott williams. Thats right, lucy and iain. Its official. Our fourth heat wave of the year and temperatures right now in philadelphia 81. You factor in the humidity, the dew points it feels like 82 degrees but, yes, its hazy, hot and humid our fourth heat wave official today witness High Temperature earlier this afternoon 94 stifling degrees. It was in the low 90s over the weekend. It looks like for tomorrow its
You head out to shop and check off on your holiday list this morning. Oh, baby, it is cold outside. Yes. Sing it. It is too cold to sing. It is cold outside. Good to have you with us im thomas drayton. Im karen hepp. It is friday, we are so excited, they made a new addition of that song to make it more p safe. I didnt know that. People were like what . We will have bob sing more in a little bit. Warm up those vocal cords. The first line, one of the first line is i really cant stay but you we have to stay. We will stay and tell but how cold it actually is. We are going down to a six today. We have no precipitation in the forecast, it is all about the temperatures but you with that cold era cross great lakes we are seeing lake effect snow near lake erie and ontario maybe a flurry could reach poconos but, generally we just have to worry about bundling up. Our 31degree temperature feels like 20, that is the wind chill right now and that is in the city. Sunrise Convenience Team 711 these wi