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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And we do have programs such as this for the community, for us to come and talk and have a...

And we do have programs such as this for the community, for us to come and talk and have a conversation

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And we do have
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programs such as this for the community,
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for us to come and talk and have a conversation.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
03:09:54
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.
It's not just about talking about, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
It's not just about talking about,
But it is about moving forward, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
But it is about moving forward,
So you have come to talk, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
So you have come to talk,
Yeah. Because they're listening, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Yeah. Because they're listening,
But they... but there is this peer kind of thing - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
But they... but there is this peer kind of thing
We also have our writers group, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
We also have our writers group,
You know, the free access - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You know, the free access
And you can't force people to come in - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And you can't force people to come in
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,