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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

If you read those documents, it becomes very clear that the library is actually maybe the...

If you read those documents, it becomes very clear that the library is actually maybe the most crucial institution, because we're a community hub for people who don't have home access

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If you read those documents, it becomes very clear
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that the library is actually
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maybe the most crucial institution,
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because we're a community hub
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for people who don't have home access.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:01
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're a place where people can learn skills, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
We're a place where people can learn skills,
I think there's an opportunity - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:24
I think there's an opportunity
That could be helmed by the mayor's office, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
That could be helmed by the mayor's office,
That would rationalize a bunch of the projects they're doing, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
That would rationalize a bunch of the projects they're...
Uh, again, it's a thing that other cities have done - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Uh, again, it's a thing that other cities have done
And actually people come to us all the time, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And actually people come to us all the time,
Not everybody goes to a We Work, but they could go - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Not everybody goes to a We Work, but they could go
And, you know, people talk about it, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And, you know, people talk about it,
The fact of the matter is that, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
The fact of the matter is that, you know,
And so exposure to all those kinds of tools - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And so exposure to all those kinds of tools
And so the conversations I've had, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
And so the conversations I've had,
What if we convened everybody in this space - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
What if we convened everybody in this space
We could, you could then commission CUFF - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
We could, you could then commission CUFF
We could then, six months later, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
We could then, six months later,
The, that might give the mayor something to... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
The, that might give the mayor something to...
It would certainly develop us as a central player. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
It would certainly develop us as a central player.
There's like three different - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
There's like three different
One is the most arresting figure that Tony uses - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
One is the most arresting figure that Tony uses
The second historic one that we always love - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
The second historic one that we always love
So this is a way to kind of embrace that heritage - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:20
So this is a way to kind of embrace that heritage