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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

"He is a man because he claims he's claimed his identity "Yet still walks with the...

"He is a man because he claims he's claimed his identity "Yet still walks with the melancholy whisper "Of everything mama couldn't teach him, "Preacher couldn't preach to him "On Fridays when the bar ends, the clouds unclench their fists, "I walk home, empty pack of Marlboros in my back pocket

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"He is a man because he claims he's claimed his identity
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"Yet still walks with the melancholy whisper
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"Of everything mama couldn't teach him,
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"Preacher couldn't preach to him
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"On Fridays when the bar ends, the clouds unclench their fists,
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"I walk home, empty pack of Marlboros in my back pocket.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:35:08
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.
"Girl I don't know so well, under my left arm - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
"Girl I don't know so well, under my left arm
"I sit under a poster of Hendrix with Mona Lisa-like eyes - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
"I sit under a poster of Hendrix with Mona Lisa-like...
"Before the intrigue of standing tall swallowed my skin - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:38
"Before the intrigue of standing tall swallowed my skin
"What makes a man, and what have they done with Motown's tongue? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
"What makes a man, and what have they done with...
"When did the sound of my own breath - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
"When did the sound of my own breath
"In the morning, wake me up - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
"In the morning, wake me up
"I know my carpet may not taste as sweet as the golden gates - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:27
"I know my carpet may not taste as sweet as the golden...
"Could you, could you love me just as hard - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
"Could you, could you love me just as hard
"If, if I'd rather, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:44
"If, if I'd rather,
The way that my staff can help, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
The way that my staff can help,
You know, as you're navigating through government, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
You know, as you're navigating through government,
You may have a question about - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
You may have a question about
The other thing we'll be doing is, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
The other thing we'll be doing is,
We've got to make sure that - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
We've got to make sure that
Off the top of my head, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Off the top of my head,
We're trying to see how we can help them - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
We're trying to see how we can help them
There are a lot of ways that we can provide help to the city. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
There are a lot of ways that we can provide help to the...
A, you know, we have infrastructure - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
A, you know, we have infrastructure
We can also help them get the word out - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
We can also help them get the word out
We're working with the city on this as well, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
We're working with the city on this as well,