First African American to the national library. Dr. Louise bernard is a senior president at the Obama Foundation and the founding director of, the obama president ial center museum. She previously served as director of exhibitions at the new york Public Library, as curator of prose and drama for the yale collection of, American Literature at the bennett rare book and Manuscript Library at Yale University and as assistant professor of english at georgetown university. As curator of, prose and drama for the yale collection of American Literature at the beinecke rare book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. And as assistant professor of english at georgetown. Chicago Public Library commissioner chris brown is passionate about redefining what Public Libraries can bring to the communities serve. Brown came to see in 2021 after more than a decade serving in california and districts, he is currently spearheading collaboration with neighborhood safety groups, city departments and outsid
We are thrilled to have, as our speaker today. Debby applegate she is a graduate of Amherst College and has her ph. D. In american studies from Yale University. She is a historian her previous was the most famous man in america a biography of Henry Ward Beecher and he was a minister sort of a progress administer. But in her acknowledgments she talked about how interesting it was to move from a minister to a madam who is ran a number of houses of prostitution in new york. So her latest book is the biography of polly adler, icon of the jazz age. It won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for biography, and it was one of the new york society of libraries best books about new york and was also a finalist for the us Angeles Times book prize and. The National Book critics circle award and shes been married to bruce torgan. 36 years. So i read the book. Its a fascinating, fascinating book. One of the things i didnt realize is that is as much about the history. New york during the 2030s and forties as it
Mentality, but they are starting it now give in from the screens, these myths that they are starting to replay are starting to hit back a little, firstly, i will remind you that zelenskys excuse, this is his extension, which is now underway, this is the pilgrimage of barbock, everyone else, look at the western german press, they are conducting polls of the population that this president would have remained anyway, but there was no need to hold elections, or else. Something, but how did they get themselves confused with the International Criminal court regarding israel, they are asked direct questions, as if, why not, well, you know, there ifvich, you are a spy, do you see jurassic, everything, everything is according to the soviet classics, in some part there is actually constant confusion and a world that, well, ill be honest, is not right, we see the general level, in fact there is a decrease in the Level Education of Everything Else, is not degrading as much or. In general is develo
An attack by the militant group hamas killed more than 1000 israeli civilians last weekend. In the bay area, hundreds gather at the Ferry Building in San Francisco protesting israels bombing of gaza and highlighting the strong emotions among many in the u. S. On both sides of the conflict. Good morning, it is sunday october 15th. Im kelsi thorud. It is been eight days since hamas militants launched a surprise attack on israel, prompting israeli Prime Minister to declare war. Palestinians in gaza are taking the brunt of israels airstrikes with the death toll climbing by the hour. They are urging civilians to move to southern gaza. Un shelters across gaza have run out of water and hospitals could run out of fuel for emergency generators within the next two days. So far, the war has claimed the lives of more than 2300 palestinians. 1300 israelis. Israeli troops and tanks are positioned on the gaza border for what is expected to be a large scale ground offensive. And military spokesperson
With wood fuel materials, and therefore International Donors will be attracted directly. I would also like to note that if the blackout happened, it started in november of last year. Thank you, thank you margarita, and we move on to kyiv, in the capital on october 10, the 22nd, five objects of Critical Infrastructure were damaged, this was reported by the mayor of the city Vitaliy Klitschko after the attack, now the capital is preparing for the heating season and possible new attacks, the details are known by our vlada prizova, vlado, good evening, was it possible to restore the infrastructure of the capital after the russian shelling, is there a plan in case of new emergency situations . Congratulations slava, according to the office of the prosecutor general in kyiv , Power Industry facilities were fired upon 14 times, kyiv region was shelled 27 times, these are data from february 24, 2022 to august 2023. Since the beginning of the great war, according to dtek , 34 objects of the pow