Im director of the wisconsin book festival i want to thank all of you for coming out this morning to celebrate 15th anniversary of the wisconsin book festival. Yeah go ahead. [applause] im incredibly proud to be the director at this moment. The book festival is livelier than it has ever been having expanded into year round eastbound traffics were getting more and more people involved that faces in this room that i know are wonderful that faces in the room that i dont know, are exactly as wonderful. I hope you leave this and invite ag friend to the next hours or days or even into november and january of next year. And this truly has been a tran sending year for us we will definitely end the year with the most people weve seen in wisconsin book festival events in our entire history and i couldntt be happier about tha. I want to take this time to thank Madison Public Library they provide staff time works really hard for me especially overer this and theyre here rit now behind the scenes.
So many others and so many attendees and so much time has gone into giving us 16 book festivals and i really want to say thank you to all of you for coming out today and having come out for 15 years. I also want to think to medicine Public Library taking his event on when heas was unsure whetherr not someone would and for getting us this evil space to keep p putting on events for the public in medicine and from anywhere you can from today. I also want to think the madison Public Library foundation they do the private fundraising and keep these events free and open to the public. We have been doing this is our 25th festival here the mass Public Library and all of our events have been free and we care deeply about that and hope you do too. I want to say a huge thank you to them and to all the sponsors have helped put on the specimen from the year. I also would ask you right now to please silence your cell phones. That goes for dave, as well. [laughter] and probably me but the architect.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My maim is kechi hample ton cure ray tosser history at the Wisconsin Veteran museum in madison. Thank you for joinings us today. As this wisconsin book festival Event Features author john and hiss new book crossing. I would like to thank the Madison Public Library Madison Public Library foundation and all of our responseses for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin, please take a moment to silence our mobile devices not to interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend book festival events spread the word about wonderful opportunities with otherses by sharing your experience using the hashtag wi book fest in your social media post. Also following this afternoons talk mr. Will be signing copies of his book copies are available for purchase at the vend or tables just outside thed a auditorium he received his medical degree from mayor medical school in rochester, minnesota and mfa degree from Ashland University in
Prizewinning journalist Daniel Golden with his report on foreign and Domestic National security agencies, established espionage rings at american universities. Good afternoon, welcome. I am a friend of the book festival and it is my pleasure to welcome you today to Daniel Goldens presentation on his new book spy schools, how the cia, fbi and foreign intelligence equally exploit americas universities. If they had any more room on the book jacket they would have added and do so relentlessly and ruthlessly. A few brief announcements, thanks to the Madison Public Library and the Madison Public Library foundation and all our sponsors, you can see them individually listed on various publications. A few announcements, you know enough to turn off your Electronic Devices but if you take photos and post to the social media please use the hashtag w ibookfest wibookfest and we will be happy to sign them. If you ask there will be a question and answer after his talk and use the center microphone so
Good evening, everyone. My name is carmelo of villa, the director of the work project of the Wisconsin Humanities Council. Thank you all for coming tonight to see Amy Goldsteins book presentation, janesville an american story. Thank thursday amy for come he to tower about the live of the hard working people of janesville, beautifully documented in your wonderful book. The book festival comes to life every year thanks to the hard work and dedication of our friends at the Madison Public Library, the event could not be possible without the sponsorship of our friend sod i encourage you to go to the festival web site and fine out more about our sponsors tonight. The Wisconsin Humanities Council is proud to sponsor amys talk this evening. Its a wonderful opportunity for us to continue to do what organizations has done statewide for 25 years, which is to support and promote programs that use history, culture and discussion to strengthen Community Life in wisconsin for everyone. Tonights prese