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For me, the key questions that we need
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

For me, the key questions that we need to get our head around is sort of "What is it,...

For me, the key questions that we need to get our head around is sort of "What is it, what's next that we want to do, or need to do, or need to fund to do?" And what do we think is a political message that our colleagues in city hall and city council will embrace?

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For me, the key questions that we need
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to get our head around is sort of
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"What is it, what's next that we want to do,
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or need to do, or need to fund to do?"
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And what do we think is a political message
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that our colleagues in city hall
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and city council will embrace?
Duration
23 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
03:08:12
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 mean, I think one of the lessons - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
I mean, I think one of the lessons
So, six-day service, all right? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
So, six-day service, all right?
And, you know, the way to win here - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:21
And, you know, the way to win here
And this only works if we think strategically - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
And this only works if we think strategically
Macomb's Bridge, as you may not know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Macomb's Bridge, as you may not know,
And we do have - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
And we do have
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.