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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And if it means... that means we're doing five-day-a-week instead of...

And if it means... that means we're doing five-day-a-week instead of two-and-a-half-day-a-week, less kids, the same facilities, that's a good outcome, as far as I'm concerned

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And if it means... that means
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we're doing five-day-a-week
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instead of two-and-a-half-day-a-week,
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less kids, the same facilities,
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that's a good outcome, as far as I'm concerned.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:56
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.
Yes, in general, I think that's right. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Yes, in general, I think that's right.
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to continue - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to continue
But I think it's really important - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
But I think it's really important
Because I think in the past there has been some, like, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Because I think in the past there has been some, like,
And I think we, if we can focus on what is, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
And I think we, if we can focus on what is,
And into something that's a more sustainable, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And into something that's a more sustainable,
But one of the ways we said - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
But one of the ways we said
Right. Which also requires - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
Right. Which also requires
I mean, the way I think about this - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:22
I mean, the way I think about this
Now the money is moving towards restoration. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Now the money is moving towards restoration.
Rather than use those resources to sort of simply go back - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
Rather than use those resources to sort of simply go back
One, additional time, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
One, additional time,
And, two, additional educational programming. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
And, two, additional educational programming.
And to the degree that private money - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
And to the degree that private money
Remember, this is a public-private partnership. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Remember, this is a public-private partnership.
So we use private money - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
So we use private money
Now, let's use public money - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Now, let's use public money
So, hi everybody, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So, hi everybody,
This is my favorite day of the whole semester, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
This is my favorite day of the whole semester,
And I'm going to hand it over to Billy, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
And I'm going to hand it over to Billy,