Book Discussion and Signing with David Lida DC Public Library Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Library Monday, June 16 at 7:00 PM David Lida moved to Mexico City fifteen years ago in search of a kind of culture, energy, and spontaneity that he thought had been lost in his native New York City. What he found was a thriving, miraculous urban center comprising centuries of living history, even as its rapid development was making it a prominent force on the world stage. Through the eyes of an American who has become an insider, First Stop in the New World is a street-level panorama of contemporary Mexico City.

Tuesday February 19, 2008 6:30 PM Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street, NW Washington, DC The Honorable James Clyburn is House Majority Whip in the 110th Congress, the third highest ranking member in the House of Representatives. Rep. Clyburn discusses the relevence of Carter G. Woodson’s thesis in the present day.

In cooperation with Health Information Partners (HIPS) the District of Columbia Public Library hosted Dr. Jessie Gruman who discussed her book, AfterShock What to Do When the Doctor Gives You - or Someone You Love - a Devastating Diagnosis, and her own experiences dealing with serious illness and the American healthcare system.