joining me now, emily drabinski of the library association. good morning.rtly. we are in the same city. you are in the final stretch of the home of the american library association. other of this year you published an article in the library's magazine, reflecting on your time at the ala. i want to quote from it. you said, proud to lead a democratic organization one where many can take the voice or the gavel. of course, voting is only one expression of democracy. democracy means cultivating institutions that enable all of us to have the capacity and opportunity to shape our collective future well beyond the ballot. in that, i suspect you are hinting that libraries are central to the preservation of democracy. as a lifelong library card holder, i haven't thought about that until you and i first talked about this a couple of years ago.>> year, i just got out of a tour van driving across the country to our annual meeting here in san diego. in every community, we saw libraries and library workers meeting the needs of the people living in cities, towns, everywher

emily drabinski, president of the library association and dear friend of the "velshi" book club. >>> thanks for san diego for hosting me this weekend. i will be back tomorrow morning from 10:00 to noon eastern. do not forget, the podcast, follow and listen for free wherever you get your podcast. also catch "velshi" content on youtube. head to msnbc.com/alley . stay where you are. are. >>> and i'm katie phang live from telemundo studios in miami, florida. here is the week that was. >> two years after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. >> a major decision from the supreme court yesterday that clears the way for now for emergency abortions in the state of idaho. >> the court throwing out the obstruction charge against a january 6th rioter joseph fisher. >> i will yield to anyone who will tell me when you are bringing the impeachment vote. >> you got nothing. you guys got nothing because joe biden has been acquitted. >> the only person on the stage that is a convicted felon is the man i'm looking at right now. how many billions do you owe in civil penalties for molesting a woman i