the interior designed by maya lynn, constructed, created.and then the planks of the barn, the cant ilever barn were put back around the outside, so we still have that rustic outer skin and then this beautiful, beautiful modern interior. part of our collection, we like to call it our crown jewel, is our children's collection. the many, many books that we collect here in the library, a lot of them are chosen for our children's defense fund freedom schools movement, our freedom schools curriculum. and i'll show you some of -- in fact, the ones that are displayed here on the table are part of the freedom schools curriculum. these are currently on the freedom schools curriculum this year. the books are very, very carefully selected to reflect african-american characters, the culture, history. um, not only the african-american experience, but we really want to offer a diverse selection of books for young people to read so that they not only get a sense of their culture, but of all the cultures that make up the american theme. >> every weekend book

the library is designed by maya lynn who's shown in this photograph here. maya lynn who also designed the vietnam, the vietnam veterans' memorial in washington d.c. when you walk into the library, it's sort of like entering a magical place because it's so

the interior designed by maya lynn, constructed, created. and can then the planks of the -- and then the planks of the barn, the cantilever barn, were then put back around the outside. so we still have that rustic outer skin and then this beautiful, beautiful, modern interior. .. not only the african-american experience, but we want to offer a diverse selection of books for young people to read so that they not only get a sense of their culture but also the cultures that make up the american scene. >>> you're new book once upon a car the folly of the resurrection of auto maker's gm, ford and chrysler i.t. this timely. the companies are now growing, creating jobs and reassuring their global leadership so it's great to have an opportunity to visit with you about that book. i think a lot of the viewers might want to start with just a question of how the companies got to the brink of disaster, these great american icons have come to this point where in some cases they almost ceased to exist. how did this tremendous crisis come about? >> the big