this will be 25% bigger than the library that was already here. state-of-the-art with computers, wi-fi, providing access to our young people's. a wonderful community programs, lectures, to really represent the spirit of bayview. how about that for your new library? let me also say this community has been one of the models for community engagement. every neighborhood meeting we had, we had up to 100 people that held our feet to the fire, that told us exactly what you wanted to see happen. it was wonderful to work with you on that. thank you, bayview, for not only selling for a modest renovation, but for a brand new, wonderful library. there are many wonderful folks i want to take a moment to acknowledge because they have done a fantastic job in that effort. i want to start with a terrific asset we have, which we are fortunate to have with us, linda. she is fantastic. [applause] also from the neighborhood, a couple of folks that have been very active with our counsel of the neighborhood libraries. mary pavis and larry. [applause] thank you for involv

and the library will help me do a lot of this. i am actually spending as much time as i can try to get funding so that i can carry on with this. the task is important. this is a building in minneapolis. this is modern art, and architecture. >> this guy is almost always perfect. >> my job is to showcase -- we have these little images, with all of these wonderful, colorful buildings. i take a lot of details, and -- >> do you see this for yourself or the people say that you have to do the photograph? >> this is actually -- i am interested, if they say to go to kansas city, i will go there. frank lloyd wright designed this building. >> and what are we looking at. >> and this is going into the building? >> this is the walkway, going from one part of the building to the other. >> have you ever had a situation -- did you ever have these images -- >> did you ever have a time when you took the shot, and you thought that you have this, but then this was not there? >> it is interesting that you said this. i cannot remember anything because i

>> next, the c-span documentary, "the library of congress." and at 11:00 p.m., q&a with erik larsen, author of "in the garden of the beast." and now, c-span's 5 -- documentary, "the library of congress." behind-the-scenes of the world's largest library. >> the pursuit of knowledge is something that all parties want to agree on. essentially, they are all in favor of accurate information that lawmakers can use. connections this t between knowledge and reading. the library of congress turned out to be a menace to take -- manifestation of that. the cracks it -- >> it was entirely created in the library -- in the age of print. democracy is something to be celebrated. i.t. that comes through very dramatically -- i think that comes through very directly in the building. >> it started in the congress could get information. it has grown to a -- eight separate facilities. but it's true home is this, the jefferson building. and where there were once only books, the library of congress today features on the one-of-a- kind presidential papers, photos, music

those are the magical things about a library. that is one of the reason why the commission, the city family, decided that we would not simply open up a place where there was going to be a bunch of tables and everyone would sit there and be quiet. it is a place that is vibrant, a place where things happen for children, adults, and the community. i want to say thank-you for all of you, for your hard work and commitment to making sure there is a place for us in the bayview for all of us to dream once again. [applause] >> thank you, senator. it is also my pleasure to introduce mark leno. he has been to just about every single ribbon cutting, and he really cares about libraries. so it is my pleasure to introduce to you senator mark leno. [applause] >> good morning, bayview. it does not get much better. i want to join mayor lee in welcoming everybody here and thanking our city librarian and his hard-working staff, the devoted and committed library commissioners, friends of the library folks to raise additional moneys to finish each of t

now, the feature documentary, "the library of congress," behind the scenes in the world's largest library. ♪ >> the pursuit of knowledge is something progressives, liberals and conservatives, and libertarian's all agree on. they may disagree on how to do it and how much to spend on it, but essentially they are all in favor of accurate information that lawmakers can use. there is a connection between reading and democracy. >> our institutions were entirely created in the age of print. >> the work in the mind, the search for an formation, the free availability of information in a democracy must be celebrated. i think that comes through very dramatically in the building. >> it started as a small space in the capital where congressman could get in permission. it has grown to eight separate facilities, including the madison building and the atoms building -- adams building. but it's true home is this, the jefferson building. where there were once only books, the library of congress today features one of the current presidential papers, photos, music, video, and more. >> this is the largest map

this will be the bayview neighborhood library. out low wonderful cultural merit we will have for future generations to come. i also wait to make a shot up to one of the assistant superintendents who is here. thank you for being here and inspiring our young people to do great work. i am the city library and. it is my honor to be your emcee today. it is a program that we begin the ceremonies today by having an invocation. so i would like to call to the podium dr. walker, from the true hope church of god and christ. dr. walker. [applause] >> to the state leadership, san francisco leadership, and community leadership, let me say to all of you who are here today as a make preparations to indulge in prayer, i would like to get your attention. this is of great and wonderful day for the city, st. francis, by way of the golden gate. you cannot have a world-class city without will class leadership for the community and world class people. bayview hunters point is a world-class community. i thought i would read a couple of versus from first t

finder content any time through the video library. and we go on the road with our content vehicle, bringing resources to your community. it is washington your way, now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> next, a former louisiana governor buddy roemer announces his candidacy for president. then, the state of national parks. then, the impact of arab political protests. former louisiana governor buddy roemer launched his campaign for the republican presidential campaign thursday at dartmouth college in new hampshire. he wants to stop unfair trade and end the use of special interest money in washington. this is about 40 minutes. >> we are about to kick off. i hope this does not mean anything for our campaign, but i noticed a sign when i walked in that had memorial services 5:00 p.m. >> i am a methodist so i don't believe in those kind of signs that it was tumbling. are we ready? today i ran for president of united states of america. i run to prepare america to grow jobs again. beginn

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i am mary to the library of congress. -- i am married to the library of congress. they have the funds -- and we're joined at the hip. i want to please them. this is a place for the work to go. if i'm going to take care ofif i take good images with 30 that much years of experience, i think they're worth giving to and they think i'm worth holding hands with. way out in colors>> look at those clouds. rub. have to's got, do you wait for a day like that? >> i am just driving along. the more i am out of the more i will get shots like that. if you are driving along, that is when you see things thethis is an old red barn in alabama. is and that just fantastic thatlook at how beautiful that this is, and the green grass. obviously that is the cactus and hours a>> what kind of camera are you night. using? >> i am using several cameras. this is where the snow came down on rock creek on the trees, so i am using an park iconic camera and this is 39 mega pixels in north carolina. -- that in north carolina,this is kind of a resort area in north carolina and this is gorgeous. we kno

i don't know about the library project. were the main library. i have an awful lot of trouble with a lot of things. i have a lot of trouble with this anyway. with regard to the open space -- my friends have been involved with the grass-roots organizations, and these have been phenomenal. there are some opportunities to participate. we have to take away the rights of the individual. a week ago monday, i sell on the sidewalk because i was left stranded by a bus driver who decided that hate crimes are appropriate. because of my damaged vehicle, i was sent away. yes, we need the open space and the garden. where does this come from? do we do this correctly? let's ask these questions. these policies -- the police wanted to tell me that would be taken away and i cannot make a citizen's arrest. where does this stop? is this the institutions or the responsibility of the government to say -- thank you very much. >> man have the overhead? sfc tv? thank you. in 2003 and 2004, i first became involved with trying to lott, when the neighbors started the discussi

find our content any time after the video library. ake c-span on the road for their digital bus, carrying our resources to your community. available in over 100 million homes. >> the state of u.s. national parks, then "q &a." a discussion on the state of the national parks. this is about 25 minutes. "washington journal" continues. host: john jarvis is the national park's director. starting his term of service back in 1976. and is here to talk to us about the state of america's national parks. back in april, when they were going through budget cuts, there was a budget cut with the national parks and a threat of government shut down. there was a concern about the impact on the national parks. bring us up to speed on what the current budget situation is with regard to national parks. guest: basically what happened leading up to the potential shut down, there was a concern about that time of year. spring when the parks were preparing for the ramp-up for the visitation. there was a fear the parks would be shut down. fortunately, we avoided

the bayview branch library for being such an important part of the branch library improvement program and for your dedication to keeping this community intact and understanding the great power and promise of each of our branch libraries. linda? consider this and i know you. -- an iou. >> i just want to take the opportunity to thank ed eiskin -- riskin for his efforts. as well, good luck in your teacher endeavors at the mta. [applause] >> thank you. a couple of folks representing representative fiona marrow. [applause] where is the energy? there we go. next, we have our board supervisor from this district. she is the envy of other supervisors because she has three new libraries in the district. with that, let us welcome supervisor malia cohen. [applause] >> hello, everybody. good morning. it is a new day. do you believe? i am so humble than excited to be here. i have personally spent time in the library, growing up with mrs. jones' daughters studying here. here we are on the corner, the process of a new day, a new beginning. i say that optimistically but also cautiously. it is a new da

i think that the record shows that for most of the serious libraries in north beach, they reuse the existing libraries by extending into the lower floor, which was designed for expansion in previous years. i do not expect this to go or returned to do the right things. after hearing this notice, we are trying to repair this faulty process. and we have a new public use, and you may say that this is the public space in the public use and we will use this for a library. this is not the perception of individual rights. we can go with the eminent domain hearing, and we will inhabit this fall on the board. and we will rest assured that the process is being respected. this is really a disgrace. we have even more public funds being spent on the new library. this continues to be abused. this neighborhood was completely destroyed by the redevelopment agency. very much in the same way. we would use the property in the proper way. there were no checks or balances. the power of the eminent domain was utilized to keep the space open. and now, this has put a much larger building in the form of a library on

on june 16, the library commission held a meeting, at which it heard library claims that an elimination of printed notices to pages regarding over dos and reserves would save $100,000 per year. the very next day, library users association made an immediate disclosure request to see what the library might have in any way of information to support that statement. we have not yet received a single scrap of paper that relates to that request, which is now well over a week old, and the library, which has been a repeat offender, with respect to sunshine rules and laws, is now appearing to do it again, so that they can protect their claims without having to substantiate them. these are claims that they not only made at the library commission but had made to the supervisors and to the budget analysts and anyone -- the mayor, for example -- who is getting the library's budget. we also on that day and on monday the 20th requested information about budget information given to the mayor for the current proposed budget, and have gotten nothing with respect to that. also, changes from the prior year,

it makes up about half of the items of the library. ny of these are the papers of political figures. >> are documents dealing with political history are not just the official record of policies. we have a whole life approach. everything that goes into their whole life. >> that includes the lives of presidents. it was teddy roosevelt potts 1903 executive order that accelerated the library's collection of presidential papers. >> what this did was transferred from the state department the papers of presidents. george washington, thomas jefferson, james madison, and james monroe. as well as the papers of alexander hamilton and benjamin franklin. they were being preserved by the state department. >> those papers are the core of today's manuscript division. >> a lot of people just do not realize about the presidential library system. prior to that, the library of congress is the largest presidential library. >> the presidential papers range from george washington through calvin coolidge. washington's papers include 36 diaries, pocket-sized li

the library of congress. behind the scenes at the world's largest library. >> the pursuit of knowledge is that something progressives, liberals, conservatives, libertarians all want. they may disagree on how to do it and how much to spend on it, but essentially, they are all in favor of accurate information law makers can use. >> there is this connection between democracy and reading and knowledge that predates the library of congress. it is a manifestation of the earlier idea. >> they were entirely created in the age of print. >> the free availability of information. it is something to be celebrated. i think that comes through very dramatically in the building. >> it started as a small space in the capitol where congressmen could get information. it has grown to eight separate facilities, including the madison building, and the adams building, the campus for audiovisual conservation in culpeper, virginia. the true home is the jefferson building. where there were once only books, the library of congress featur

i am here on behalf of public works with the library improvement program. in 2004, we spoke on the original resolution of necessity. the least that adding this to the playground could benefit the parks and the library expansion on both projects. since this time, the library and parks and recreation department have worked together on the locations and footprints of the new library in relation to the parks to benefit both facilities. beginning in spring 2008 we had numerous public meetings for both commissions to engage the community in every step of the design and the master planning process. this results in a safe and expanded library with compliance of the latest seismic safety codes. this will be a welcoming building that will be built with more space for books and other materials and more computers. and meeting space for the north beach community the overall result of the master plan process is a safe and unified civic space, a gathering place for the residents of north beach, including open space and a brand new library. this is an example of the city wo

stop the corporate rape of the public library. privatization of our public assets goes hand-in-hand with the degradation of our democratic principles and undermining traditions of open government and public participation. the one depends upon the other. the grifters who are ripping off the public cannot pretend to be benefactors and aristocrats. without secrecy and contempt for the public. abuse of the public is what makes it work. the library commission has become the most egregious sunshine by later in san francisco because they got their positions by suppressing accountability and democracy. that is what corp. -- one donors get for their money. the sunshine task force found a violation to be so egregious that was a willful violation of the requirements of the sunshine ordinance. after being referred to the ethics commission, a report was issued, i like acting, and quietly required of all public officials. violator was reelected president of the library commission because this is the mandate of privatization. the victim of treatm

what is that doing in the vatican library? how they ended up here in the vatican. it may be that some spy, maybe one of my priestly predecessors, may have stolen these letters and brought them to rome to present in the case if a trial was made for henry's request for a divorce. >> safer: but the church refused to let henry divorce catherine of aragon so he could marry anne. he married her anyway, broke with rome, and took control of the church of england. the country was largely converted to the protestant faith. >> celenza: this is one of the moments in the 16th century that leads to the fracturing of christianity, and to much of the bloodshed and the wars that, especially, the later 16th century was known for. >> safer: as man explored the planet, a scientific revolution was also under way. by the mid-17th century, navigators had mapped much of the world in remarkable detail. >> roth: rio de janiero. cuzco. mexico city. >> safer: galileo turned his eyes and his telescope on the heavens. here, from 1612, are his drawings of su

for two years, the library commission has never once uttered a word about this matter. they have never discussed what the sunshine ordinance decision was. last thursday, nothing was on the agenda again and nothing was said about that violation. i think that is pretty shocking. continuing with the library commission and the library's apparent disinterest in how they're treated and how the library may have made administrative proposal to change all of its materials to the same length of time for borrowing the same number of renewals, basically, everything is the same, which is not. >> mr. president, supervisors, i am pretty upset about what is happening. washington is a budget train wreck. you know it is going to go badly. i am upset that president obama's own fault goes completely on known. the voters did the only thing that they could do to relieve stress in voting republicans to congress. they said in a contest between political ideation and reality, reality always wins. i see that we are making the same mistake in the homelessness policy and we have for some time. gavi