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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

I'm sure if we were to go through a list, we probably do business with 30 or 40 of them

I'm sure if we were to go through a list, we probably do business with 30 or 40 of them

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I'm sure if we were to go through a list,
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we probably do business with 30 or 40 of them.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:48
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 are the greatest example of a public-private partnership - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
We are the greatest example of a public-private partnership
Mr. García Márquez is mostly remembered - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Mr. García Márquez is mostly remembered
You know, the idea of magic being a part of everyday life, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
You know, the idea of magic being a part of everyday life,
Several people have said that Love in the Time of Cholera - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Several people have said that Love in the Time of Cholera
People, you know, it's the book everybody reads there. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
People, you know, it's the book everybody reads there.
I did think, as I read it, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
I did think, as I read it,
I find the beginning lines and beginning pages, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
I find the beginning lines and beginning pages,
I mean, it's not like, "Call me Ishmael," - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
I mean, it's not like, "Call me Ishmael,"
And this is a story of unrequited love. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And this is a story of unrequited love.
That was only at the end gets fulfilled - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
That was only at the end gets fulfilled
And so I think he's saying, in a way, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And so I think he's saying, in a way,
The explanation for Florentino - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
The explanation for Florentino
It affected him for the rest of his life, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
It affected him for the rest of his life,
Yes, he screwed all these women - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
Yes, he screwed all these women
Also, he was devastated - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Also, he was devastated
Right. As we all were, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Right. As we all were,
He went into the stateroom - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
He went into the stateroom
He was a human being, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
He was a human being,
It was surreal in many respects, magical realism, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
It was surreal in many respects, magical realism,
I felt it so perceptive about what it means to be married, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
I felt it so perceptive about what it means to be married,