Hillary was in Chicago today to deliver the keynote speech at the American Library Association conference. A few of our friends were there! (Hi, John West and Jim Livesey!)
Hillary Clinton delivered the keynote speech Tuesday morning in Chicago at the American Library Association’s annual conference.
The Park Ridge native and best-selling author spoke about the importance of librarians, their jobs and the survival of libraries.
“I believe libraries and democracy go hand in hand,” she said to loud cheers.
Clinton opened her remarks with humorous references to her presidential campaign, saying that books got her through good times and bad times. She made history by becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major political party. Prior to that, she was Secretary of State, a U.S. senator from New York and the first lady.
Clinton kept her remarks on topic and positive, trying not to rehash the 2016 election except to say that books and a couple other things helped her recover from the loss.
“Long walks in the woods and the occasional glass of chardonnay,” she joked.
Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the U.S. is in the midst of one of the most important battles in the country’s history ― and librarians are on the “front lines.”
The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee praised libraries for being essential to a free society and encouraged Americans to fight against President Donald Trump’s “deeply disturbing” proposed cuts to their federal funding.
“The work you do is at the heart of an open, inclusive and diverse society,” Clinton told a crowd at the American Library Association’s conference in Chicago. “I believe libraries and democracy go hand-in-hand.”
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Loved this! You can tell how much she enjoys talking about this topic. Also, great to see her looking happy.
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