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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And as long as we have the funding, we'll spend it and get it done

And as long as we have the funding, we'll spend it and get it done

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And as long as
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we have the funding,
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we'll spend it and get it done.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
02:45:25
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.
Um, and Melissa rightfully pointed out - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Um, and Melissa rightfully pointed out
The backlog is, she said, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
The backlog is, she said,
If one of the ways you want to spend these funds, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
If one of the ways you want to spend these funds,
And what the city wants us to do with the city's money, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And what the city wants us to do with the city's money,
You know, what the bang for the buck is, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You know, what the bang for the buck is,
Ebooks are growing - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
Ebooks are growing
And that the waits, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
And that the waits,
We... I mean, we can definitely show you the data, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
We... I mean, we can definitely show you the data,
And because we're going out with Simply E - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And because we're going out with Simply E
And the analysis we did on educators and grade levels, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And the analysis we did on educators and grade levels,
So we're not just going to buy, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So we're not just going to buy, you know,
We're actually, we're actually very carefully looking - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
We're actually, we're actually very carefully...
So the big decision there, so I'm mindful of this, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So the big decision there, so I'm mindful of this,
Yes, this is huge. Licensing deals we made, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
Yes, this is huge. Licensing deals we made,
So we got permission for the first time - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
So we got permission for the first time
And that's why it's gone up 300% - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And that's why it's gone up 300%
Now I'm going back to the publishers and saying, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Now I'm going back to the publishers and saying,
So that we can offer in effect, a universal e-catalog. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So that we can offer in effect, a universal e-catalog.
The question will still be, though, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
The question will still be, though,
Everything is potentially borrowable, electronically, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:24
Everything is potentially borrowable, electronically,