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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And you can't force people to come in and take information that's available to them, you...

And you can't force people to come in and take information that's available to them, you can only let them know it's there

Full Transcript

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And you can't force people to come in
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and take information that's available to them,
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you can only let them know it's there.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
03:11:06
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
From what I see, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
From what I see,
We grew up without our fathers in our home. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
We grew up without our fathers in our home.
We grew up, there were "uncles" there, quote unquote, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
We grew up, there were "uncles" there, quote...
So, we tried to change that with our son, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
So, we tried to change that with our son, you know,
Not only us being in the household, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:27
Not only us being in the household,
I see now, after school programs start early. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
I see now, after school programs start early.
Some students are out there 6:00 in the morning, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
Some students are out there 6:00 in the morning,
That's from 6:00 in the morning - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
That's from 6:00 in the morning
Okay, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Okay,
People say, "Why didn't you go to school?" - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
People say, "Why didn't you go to school?"
But we have to stick together - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
But we have to stick together
Because once somebody get it, think as, or Nas was saying, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
Because once somebody get it, think as, or Nas was saying,
If we come together, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
If we come together,
As soon as it's over, it died out - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
As soon as it's over, it died out
My grandmother had a store, and I'll tell you - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
My grandmother had a store, and I'll tell you
You have to buy straws, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
You have to buy straws,
So, what happens is you have to go to your distributor, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So, what happens is you have to go to your distributor,
So what basically happened with my grandmother is - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
So what basically happened with my grandmother is
So, every time they went up, she had to go up. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So, every time they went up, she had to go up.
But those same distributors - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
But those same distributors