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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.

Director

Frederick Wiseman

Year

Genre

Box Office

$158,192

Production

Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

Awards

5 wins & 24 nominations

Homepage

http://www.zipporah.com/films/46

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My foundation, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So you'll see politicians on television - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So you'll see politicians on television

And so we have, my foundation, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And so we have, my foundation,

In an interview recently, you said, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

In an interview recently, you said,

I think I'd call myself a lover of truth." - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I think I'd call myself a lover of truth."

When I appear to be combative - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

When I appear to be combative

For example, a few years ago... About 20 years ago, actually... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

For example, a few years ago... About 20 years ago,...

In The New York Times, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

In The New York Times,

That's not a polemical statement. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

That's not a polemical statement.

But it sounds... It sounds polemical - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

But it sounds... It sounds polemical

And I must add at that point, of course, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And I must add at that point, of course,

It's just, it's just the fundamentalists, and for them, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

It's just, it's just the fundamentalists, and for...

So there's no crime to be ignorant - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So there's no crime to be ignorant

You also said this thing, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

You also said this thing,

I mean, just, you write in a very poetic way. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I mean, just, you write in a very poetic way.

You're a lover of literature - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

You're a lover of literature

I mean, there are so many things - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I mean, there are so many things

I suppose I would take the ideal role model for this, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I suppose I would take the ideal role model for this,

I mean, who could not be moved poetically - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I mean, who could not be moved poetically

The same thing happens in biology, in my own field, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

The same thing happens in biology, in my own field,

We now understand that it came - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

We now understand that it came

And we in the 21st century - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And we in the 21st century

And therefore we are privileged to get that into our heads - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And therefore we are privileged to get that into our heads

Oh, the Gutenberg Bible - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Oh, the Gutenberg Bible

I see you've got one book on hold - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I see you've got one book on hold

I believe that the issue - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I believe that the issue

We still do have old books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

We still do have old books

You have Is There All... Is That All There Is?, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

You have Is There All... Is That All There Is?,

Okay, it's about the geography and geology of New York City - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Okay, it's about the geography and geology of New York...

So you can return your books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So you can return your books

You cannot... you can't return your material - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

You cannot... you can't return your material

A unicorn is actually an imaginary animal, okay? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

A unicorn is actually an imaginary animal, okay?

He's not, it's not a creature that ever existed. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

He's not, it's not a creature that ever existed.

You need someone who speaks Spanish? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

You need someone who speaks Spanish?

The first appearance I have of it - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

The first appearance I have of it

I'll sort of have to translate this - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I'll sort of have to translate this

But he's sort of saying that man is a wolf on the outside, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

But he's sort of saying that man is a wolf on the...

You want to basically find - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

You want to basically find

Right, because I've connected - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Right, because I've connected

So she's, she's... Because she's a Herzog, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So she's, she's... Because she's a Herzog,

What I'm going to say we should do - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

What I'm going to say we should do

And get that information - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And get that information

What I would do next is, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

What I would do next is,

If you can find those naturalization papers, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

If you can find those naturalization papers,

You might be able to then go back to Ancestry - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

You might be able to then go back to Ancestry

Check the dates of the ships coming in - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Check the dates of the ships coming in

No, because hopefully he's remembered - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

No, because hopefully he's remembered

This is the right year, because you know, the census, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

This is the right year, because you know, the census,

But I'm, I'm hoping in the naturalization record, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

But I'm, I'm hoping in the naturalization record,

In the naturalization papers, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

In the naturalization papers,

I can't see naturalization papers on line, though, right? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I can't see naturalization papers on line, though,...

And see if you can pull something up. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And see if you can pull something up.

It was Andrew Carnegie - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

It was Andrew Carnegie

Indeed, this institution, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Indeed, this institution,

Literally half the funding of the New York Public Library - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Literally half the funding of the New York Public Library

And it's private philanthropy - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And it's private philanthropy

And what's been fascinating to watch - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And what's been fascinating to watch

Those private investments have now inspired the city, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Those private investments have now inspired the city,

So, and, and one of the things that you're going to see is, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So, and, and one of the things that you're going to see...

A second example is on the issue of internet connectivity. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

A second example is on the issue of internet connectivity.

Three million New Yorkers are not connected at home. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Three million New Yorkers are not connected at home.

We could have all the content in the world, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

We could have all the content in the world,

And this is how people are learning and engaging - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And this is how people are learning and engaging

So again, we went, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So again, we went,

We started a 10,000-household lend of internet - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

We started a 10,000-household lend of internet

So, again, an example of the way - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So, again, an example of the way

Lastly, last example. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Lastly, last example.

I've already said - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I've already said

We do not yet have all the content, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

We do not yet have all the content,

We do not yet have it all available. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

We do not yet have it all available.

The vast majority of the books, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

The vast majority of the books,

That is the Holy Grail of the 21st century. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

That is the Holy Grail of the 21st century.

It's what this technology wants to make possible. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

It's what this technology wants to make possible.

It means we have to make deals with publishers and authors - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

It means we have to make deals with publishers and authors

It means we need to create a platform - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

It means we need to create a platform

Private philanthropy will make that possible. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Private philanthropy will make that possible.

When we're talking about philanthropy - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

When we're talking about philanthropy

I believe that education, the access to information, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I believe that education, the access to information,

And I think its power - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And I think its power

Okay, let me see how yours turned out. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Okay, let me see how yours turned out.

So what are you going to write in yours? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So what are you going to write in yours?

Want to read about the monkeys? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Want to read about the monkeys?

How many... so this is 39, how many fingers are here? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

How many... so this is 39, how many fingers are here?

Awesome. When you're done with that book, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Awesome. When you're done with that book,

This is... you know, this is every day - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

This is... you know, this is every day

The most famous - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

The most famous

No, no, F-R-I-E-N-D. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

No, no, F-R-I-E-N-D.

So you need to erase that and write that over, please. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So you need to erase that and write that over, please.

Ted got a red rock at the pet store. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ted got a red rock at the pet store.

One, two, three, four, no? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

One, two, three, four, no?

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library poster

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.

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Director: Frederick Wiseman

Writer: N/A

Production: Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 91/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: $158,192

Released: 01 Nov 2017

Awards: 5 wins & 24 nominations

Homepage: http://www.zipporah.com/films/46