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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And he'll tell us more about the important work being carried out at the Schomburg and the...

And he'll tell us more about the important work being carried out at the Schomburg and the great history of the Schomburg as we celebrate the 90th anniversary

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And he'll tell us more about the important work
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being carried out at the Schomburg
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and the great history of the Schomburg
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as we celebrate the 90th anniversary.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
02:14:03
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.
I've work with and met some spectacular people - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
I've work with and met some spectacular people
People who are talented, creative, and passionate - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
People who are talented, creative, and passionate
People whose words make the world kinder and gentler. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
People whose words make the world kinder and gentler.
What I took for granted is the importance - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
What I took for granted is the importance
Of what our curators, archivists, librarians, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Of what our curators, archivists, librarians,
We do mind building, soul affirming, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
We do mind building, soul affirming,
Toni Morrison once said in this building, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Toni Morrison once said in this building,
Maya Angelou sat on the Langston Hughes Stage - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
Maya Angelou sat on the Langston Hughes Stage
I've seen the light bulbs turn on - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I've seen the light bulbs turn on
I've listened to the octogenarian volunteer - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
I've listened to the octogenarian volunteer
I've greeted hundreds of academics - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
I've greeted hundreds of academics
There is nothing in the world more powerful - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:29
There is nothing in the world more powerful
We should all be so fortunate to make some necessary trouble, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
We should all be so fortunate to make some necessary...
And to have that trouble preserved - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
And to have that trouble preserved
It isn't an accident - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
It isn't an accident
Or that civil rights researchers turned to our collections - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
Or that civil rights researchers turned to our collections
Their intention and our mission - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Their intention and our mission
And through national partnerships - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And through national partnerships
Here we go, we're going to go, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:39
Here we go, we're going to go,
Everyone recognizes the problem seems to be increasing. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Everyone recognizes the problem seems to be increasing.