>> guest: what we talk about is their legacy and the fact that it started with doctor billington, and laura bush, the first lady at the time, really emphasizes the prominence of the joy of reading and actually was on the ball, it was outside. there was some concern, if it gets rained out, there you are, it is moved to the convention center in washington dc so you don't have to worry about that. it is bigger and there are all kinds of venues and it has that mall feeling, you walk around and there are all types of things. and have your books autographed by the authors and that is always a thrill. >> host: wind is planning for the start? >> guest: it starts as soon as one festival is over, literally within a week, we are assessing what worked, what didn't work, what we want to do and start working on it right away. >> host: do you have direct involvement? do you get updated? >> guest: i have to tell you i have more involvement probably than you might think because this is the essence of what we are about at the library of congress, being involved is making sure we have a balance of types