At the mississippi book festival in jackson to talk about literacy and american libraries. [inaudible conversations] good morning everyone. Welcome to the third mississippi book festival. In the Mississippi Department of archives and history. Ive been asked to remind everyone that you are more than welcome to take photographs, post to social media, and the hash tag is literarylongparty. This is the conversation with the library of Congress Panel sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and friends of the library. Mississippi is fortunate to have so strong a supporter as its literature, music and art as congressman greg harper. Now in his fifth term in the United States house of representatives, congressman harper chairs the committee on House Administration and serves on the House Committee on energy and commerce, the joint committee on printing and perhaps most pertinently for us here today, as the chair of the joint committee of the library of congress. Here is congressman gre
Whats being done to modernize the library of congress. We heard testimony from dr. Carla hayden, the librarian of congress. This is a little more than an hour. [inaudible] who also chairs the appropriated committee for library and i think thats particularly helpful that you could be here as well. Also a member of this committee so shes here as a of the committee but also on these topics, particularly fallible in her role as appropriate. We have been having with the library, with the smithsonian, with the architect of the capitol these kinds of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility and be sure were giving the agencies to help they need. Were glad to be here of course with the librarian, dr. Carla hayden, with mr. Barton, the chief Information Officer and your temple, the register of copyrights. Thank all of you for being here today. I think we want to talk primarily police i want to talk primarily about monetization. We had a chance with dr. Hayden at the last meeting to tal
The head of the library of congress who testified before the senate rules and Administration Committee on modernizing library on efforts to digitizing secure documents and to describe the public would have more access to the collections. She was going to buy the Copyright Office director and bernard bartend the chief Information Officer of the library. Only a committee to the library i think that is particularly helpful you could be here with us today as well as a member of the Committee Said shes here as the committee and also on these topics particularly valuable in the roles of appropriating we have been having with the library, with the smithsonian, the architect of the capitol these kind of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility and be sure that we are giving the agencies that help they need. We are glad to be here of course with the library and doctor carla hayden and the librarys chief Information Officer and the register of copyrights. Thank you all for being here to
Only a committee to the library i think that is particularly helpful you could be here with us today as well as a member of the Committee Said shes here as the committee and also on these topics particularly valuable in the roles of appropriating we have been having with the library, with the smithsonian, the architect of the capitol these kind of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility and be sure that we are giving the agencies that help they need. We are glad to be here of course with the library and doctor carla hayden and the librarys chief Information Officer and the register of copyrights. Thank you all for being here today. I think we want to talk primarily at least i want to talk primarily about modernization. We had a chance at the last meeting to talk about the ideas of how to make a labor even more of an experience for people who visit. I think we want to talk today about how the modernization of the ailments are coming together and all of the services or being be
Senator George Mitchell was president of the club and we had 288 members. They were all the rage. And the world war ii memorial dedicated, and Major League Baseball returned to washington as though washington nationals. For 15 years and David Rubenstein is back. David as we all know is cofounder and coexecutive chairman of the karloff group and chairman of the board. And the performing arts, a Strong Institution at the council on foreign relations. And engaged in many many other philanthropic activities. The patriotic philanthropy, generous financing, great historical landmarks, including the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial. The us marine corps. And monticello, and the arlington house. And purchased rare copies of historic documents like the declaration of independence, the emancipation proclamation, and magna carta to ensure they are publicly displayed at the smithsonian and national archives. At the Economic Club, the insightful revealing and entertaining interview were, at