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And that's why it's gone up 300%
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And that's why it's gone up 300% and why the other libraries in the country have...

And that's why it's gone up 300% and why the other libraries in the country have benefited, which is great

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And that's why it's gone up 300%
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and why the other libraries in the country have benefited,
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which is great.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
02:47:50
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
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,
So that e-content, licensing purchase content strategy, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So that e-content, licensing purchase content strategy,
So I guess, I understand the temptation of electronic, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
So I guess, I understand the temptation of electronic,
And demand is clearly expanded more than supply, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And demand is clearly expanded more than supply,
But let's go back and say, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
But let's go back and say, you know,
Because of budget cuts from the city and more generally... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Because of budget cuts from the city and more generally...
We hadn't been able to do as much increase - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:21
We hadn't been able to do as much increase
We looked at what's circulating and what's not circulating - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
We looked at what's circulating and what's not...
We decided to take the money this year - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
We decided to take the money this year
So we've set up - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So we've set up
Physical collections that align - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Physical collections that align
Plus, looking at the other 60 sites - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Plus, looking at the other 60 sites
This is part of the service innovation community work - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
This is part of the service innovation community work
And partnering with the teachers - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And partnering with the teachers
So rather than sort of go whole hog - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So rather than sort of go whole hog
Certainly for the more popular fiction for adults, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Certainly for the more popular fiction for adults,
But this is where we're really trying to focus, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
But this is where we're really trying to focus,