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In 2014 we launched an extensive strategic plan
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

In 2014 we launched an extensive strategic plan, but most importantly, we began to fill...

In 2014 we launched an extensive strategic plan, but most importantly, we began to fill the basket about what we were going to put here, the Mid-Manhattan Library as well as in the Schwarzman Building

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In 2014 we launched an extensive strategic plan,
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but most importantly, we began to fill the basket
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about what we were going to put here,
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the Mid-Manhattan Library
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as well as in the Schwarzman Building.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:22
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
We engaged, um, in a very public engagement campaign - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
We engaged, um, in a very public engagement campaign
These were just concepts that we had come up with. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
These were just concepts that we had come up with.
We had public meetings, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
We had public meetings,
We met with stakeholders, we met with our board, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
We met with stakeholders, we met with our board,
The goals, then, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
The goals, then,
And, lastly, the thing that I am the most proud about is... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And, lastly, the thing that I am the most proud about is...
And I think everybody in this room - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And I think everybody in this room
Is that we were maintaining transparency - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Is that we were maintaining transparency
Um, we were communicating as best we could; - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Um, we were communicating as best we could;
Now in October, it's actually November, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Now in October, it's actually November,
And, um, it's to introduce the really spectacular architects - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
And, um, it's to introduce the really spectacular...
Um, and in this next round, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
Um, and in this next round,
And as Tony noted, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
And as Tony noted,
So, um, let me just explain how we got to this point - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So, um, let me just explain how we got to this point
Um, I think as everybody knows, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:23
Um, I think as everybody knows,
Francine, you, having worked - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
Francine, you, having worked
First of all, for me, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
First of all, for me,
It's totally different - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
It's totally different
There's even already a difference - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
There's even already a difference
For instance, in Europe, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
For instance, in Europe,