ATLANTA — Come to the Carter Presidential Library to celebrate inauguration week.
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the Carter Library will show the inauguration of Barack Obama on the big screen in its high definition theater. The inaugural ceremonies begin at 11:30 a.m. There is no charge for theater-only admission.
While you are at the Carter Library for the inauguration, you'll want to visit the Carter Presidential Museum to see an exact replica of the Oval Office, exquisite State Gifts, documents and historic photos and artifacts. There is a small admission charge for the museum. Those age 16 and under are admitted free.
At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, President Jimmy Carter will sign copies of his new book "We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land." It is Carter's call for action in the Middle East. In this book, he lays out a bold and comprehensive plan for peace.
To allow the President to sign as many books as possible and give everyone a chance to get their book autographed, Carter will only sign books he has written and will not have time to personalize books. Unfortunately, he can't pose for photos because of the time it takes and the distraction of flash cameras. The President will sign up to five books per person, per trip through the line. You can go through the line again. Each group of books to be signed must include at least one copy of "We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land." Copies of "We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land," as well as other books by President Carter will be for sale at the Carter Library Gift Shop.
Then join us on Thursday, Jan. 22 for a very special evening on caregiving. The Carter Presidential Library will partner with the Carter Center Mental Health Program and the Rosalynn Carter Institute to present authors Nell Casey (“An Uncertain Inheritance”) and Anne Landsman (“The Rowing Lesson”). Following short readings by both authors there will be a discussion about caregiving. The readings will be at 7 p.m. in the Carter Center's Cecil B. Day Chapel. It is open to the public at no charge. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Today, 30 million people look after frail family members in their own homes. This number will increase drastically over the next decade, as baby boomers tiptoe toward old age, as soldiers return home from war wounded (mentally and physically), as a growing number of Americans find themselves caught between the needs of elderly parents and young children, as medical advances extend lives and health insurance fails to cover them. Casey's "An Uncertain Inheritance" offers both literary solace and guidance to the people who find themselves witness to-and participants in: the fading lives of their intimates.
For more information, call 404-865-7109 or visit www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov.
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