Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández and First Lady Margarita Cedeño de Fernández visited ALA October 1 in hopes of starting a relationship between the libraries and librarians of the two countries.
Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez and First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez visited ALA October 1 in hopes of starting a relationship between the libraries and librarians of the two countries.
On September 13, American Libraries editor Leonard Kniffel spoke by phone with Saad Eskander, director of the Iraq National Library and Archives. The conversation, covering President Obama's announcement of the pullout of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the progress made in rebuilding the library, and the mood of the people of Baghdad.