You are watching book tv on cspan 2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Book tv, television for serious readers. [applause] good morning. Im director of the center for learning, literacy and engagement at the library of congress. One of the major programs of this new center at the library is oversight of the National Book festival, whose overall theme this year is change makers. This is why im especially excited to introduce our new panel devoted to change makers. The focus of much of the programming at the library of congress this year. We are currently celebrating change makers at our Thomas Jefferson building, with an exhibition called shall not be denied, women fight for the vote, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment. And this december, we will mount an exhibit devoted to the life and influence of one of our great civil rights icons, rosa parks. I invite you to visit the library to see these exhibitions. You can also view our
Overnight that washington could be delaying easing up restrictions on huawei as part of the trade war deepening tensions potentiallimentpotentially ment and we have the s p 500 and the dow coming off some highs yesterday. Overnight in asia, we had some interesting news out of japan. Theyre changing the way theyre buying maturities across the yield curve. We have the nikkei higher by 0. 4 we have red arrows on the hang seng and shanghai. New china data overnight that showed food prices surging 9 , largely in part due to a surge in vegetable and pork prices european equities, down arrows across the board the dax is down by 0. 9 . Treasury yields, this has been the focus all week, yesterday the intraday on the tenyear yield was 1. 793 we are seeing extraordinary moves on a daytoday basis. Getting close to the twoyear feeling it feeling it feeling it little resecessionary feeling i. We have one other piece of Corporate News to bring you. Uber shears undehears unde s uber shears undhares un
Mapping americas road from revolution to independence which will be on view in our galleries through march 11th. I know that some of you have alreadyy enjoyed exhibition preview this evening for those of you we have not, we invite you to join you as our guest following our program on second floor where exhibition viewing will continue along with open bar. That should be pretty good enticement. Some of us, anyway. Tonights program revolution song, a story of American Freedom is part of distinguished Speaker Series which is the heart of our Public Programs and as though i would like to thank mr. Shorto, thank for prominents to New York Historical. I would like to thank trustees this evening and i would like to thank pam for Great Partnership and leadership of this splendid institution. Thank you, pam. [applause] id also like to thank and recognize mr. Richard reese and to thank them for all that they do. [applause] you will hear from my greg colleague at the close of the event. Tonights
Of traditional libraries. Hosted by zocalo public square. This is about an hour and ten minutes. Thank you. [ applause ] i feel like i should behave somehow. There is a slight stigma. Ill try to behave. You havent so far. [ laughter ] part of why were here is to celebrate this library and this is coinciding with that. I wanted to start sort of soft and fuzzy before i really try to go antilibrary on these people. You what . I told them i warned them, beforehand i hate libraries and so one of the striking things ive been talking to people for weeks preparing for this, people have really wonderful memory, childhood memories of libraries in particular and when they first got the favorite moments. Could we start i have to introduce you, my goodness. To my left, susan hill dredge is the former director of the institute of museum and library services. A president alley appointed Senate Confirmed position. Shes currently a professor of practice at the university of Washington Information Schoo
Good evening and welcome to the National Churchill library and center. My name is Michael Bishop and im director of the library and executive director of the International Church and society. The result of a collaboration between the society of the George Washington university, the library is a First Research facility in the Nations Capital devoted to the study of winston churchill. Here, students and visitors have access to a vast range of primary and secondary materials and interactive touchscreen exhibits and soon displays of original manuscripts and artifacts. And let me take this opportunity to encourage you to join the interNational Churchill society by visiting our website, webdit winston churchill. Org. The benefits of membership are many and include a subscription to our quarterly publication of churchill scholarship finest hour. A few programming notes before turning to the subject of the evening. I hope you return to National Churchill library and center on march 1 when elio