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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Is... does there seem to be a true pattern of certain topics being covered at various...

is... does there seem to be a true pattern of certain topics being covered at various points in the year by children and teens?

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is... does there seem to be a true pattern
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of certain topics being covered
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at various points in the year by children and teens?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
02:02:43
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.
Um, parents are really challenged by the new math, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Um, parents are really challenged by the new math,
So they're used to doing the math, working from... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So they're used to doing the math, working from...
Working from the top down, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Working from the top down,
So parents are looking for books on math, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:20
So parents are looking for books on math,
There's this huge increase - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
There's this huge increase
The highest-circulating teacher set - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
The highest-circulating teacher set
But math is following right behind it. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
But math is following right behind it.
I thought, "That's incredible." - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I thought, "That's incredible."
You know, how we can partner with the programming team - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
You know, how we can partner with the programming team
There is a, an urgency around this. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
There is a, an urgency around this.
I mean if parents are coming, pleading to you... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I mean if parents are coming, pleading to you...
I can see in their eyes their need, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I can see in their eyes their need,
If you actually had a non-floating collection - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
If you actually had a non-floating collection
Like, math sounds like it's more than Parkchester, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Like, math sounds like it's more than Parkchester,
And you had a four- or five-day series - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
And you had a four- or five-day series
I mean, the cornerstone of all of this - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I mean, the cornerstone of all of this
Then you can build around it, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Then you can build around it,
We also have the ability to bring in community tutors. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
We also have the ability to bring in community tutors.
There's a lot of potential there - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
There's a lot of potential there
Let's not lose sight of that, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Let's not lose sight of that,