Dr. Camila Alire, president, ALA, American Library AssociationHer opening remarks at the SALINAS: CITY OF LETTERS Salon held February 24, 2010, 6:30-8:30pm at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California. This event was produced by the Salinas Public Library and the National Steinbeck Center as part of a two year IMLS (Institute of Museum & Library Services) grant entitled CULTIVATING KNOWLEDGE: LIFE AND LITERATURE IN SALINASThis video was produced, shot and edited in the Salinas Public Library's Digital Arts Lab at John Steinbeck Library by Salinas Public Library program manager Garland Thompson Jr. Less