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First Day for a First Timer (part 2)
Wow. I’m impressed! I didn’t think I would be, but the keynote speaker at the opening session, John Wood, impressed the heck out of me. He was a fantastic and engaging speaker, and with a cause like Room to Read under his belt, his presentation ended up being a truly brilliant 90 minutes. And even [...]
Andrew Carnegie with a Yak
John Wood, author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, officially opened the Public Library Association National Conference with a very inspiring presentation about his Room to Read organization, which is building schools and libraries in Asia and Africa. If he writes as well as he speaks, his book should be a very inspiring read. [...]
