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I mean, that's... that's a reality
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I mean, that's... that's a reality and that worked last year, so we have to continue...

I mean, that's... that's a reality and that worked last year, so we have to continue applying pressure in that way, continue to build relationships, not just with our elected officials, but with the groups and the individuals and the users and supporters and all the folks out there that really do love libraries and to have them tell our story for us

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I mean, that's... that's a reality
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and that worked last year, so we have to continue
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applying pressure in that way,
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continue to build relationships,
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not just with our elected officials,
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but with the groups and the individuals
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and the users and supporters
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and all the folks out there that really do love libraries
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and to have them tell our story for us.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
03:07:33
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.
We have a core group - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
We have a core group
And, you know, we need to sort of figure out, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And, you know, we need to sort of figure out,
You know, not everybody is great at this, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
You know, not everybody is great at this,
For me, the key questions that we need - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:23
For me, the key questions that we need
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.