seems to know just who to call for any problem, george williams, and our experts, eric white and maurice smith. we couldn't have hosted this without our wonderful security folks and all the librarians who offered to take on countless details. a shout out to the broad branch market for preparing our milk and customized cookies. and to politics & prose for handling book sales. i'd like to extend deep thanks to candlewood press for hosting our reception and a warm welcome to president and publisher karen lots. that brings me to the order of events tonight. after maya shares her book and spends time talking with us and answering questions, she will proceed upstairs to the adult reference desk in the front of the building where she will sign your books. while she is heading up there, we will raffle a signed print from her book courtesy of candlewood press. during and after the raffle, we are asking you to stay where you are until maya is settled upstairs, and we will release you by sections. when your section is called, you'll have three options. you can head to the back of this corridor to purchas