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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

It was Andrew Carnegie who invented for this institution, and I think, more broadly, the...

It was Andrew Carnegie who invented for this institution, and I think, more broadly, the idea of public-private partnership

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It was Andrew Carnegie
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who invented for this institution,
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and I think, more broadly,
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the idea of public-private partnership.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:47
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.
Indeed, this institution, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Indeed, this institution,
Literally half the funding of the New York Public Library - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
Literally half the funding of the New York Public Library
And it's private philanthropy - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
And it's private philanthropy
And what's been fascinating to watch - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And what's been fascinating to watch
Those private investments have now inspired the city, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
Those private investments have now inspired the city,
So, and, and one of the things that you're going to see is, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
So, and, and one of the things that you're going to see...
A second example is on the issue of internet connectivity. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
A second example is on the issue of internet connectivity.
Three million New Yorkers are not connected at home. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Three million New Yorkers are not connected at home.
We could have all the content in the world, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
We could have all the content in the world,
And this is how people are learning and engaging - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And this is how people are learning and engaging
So again, we went, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So again, we went,
We started a 10,000-household lend of internet - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:26
We started a 10,000-household lend of internet
So, again, an example of the way - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
So, again, an example of the way
Lastly, last example. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Lastly, last example.
I've already said - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
I've already said
We do not yet have all the content, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
We do not yet have all the content,
We do not yet have it all available. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
We do not yet have it all available.
The vast majority of the books, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
The vast majority of the books,
That is the Holy Grail of the 21st century. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
That is the Holy Grail of the 21st century.
It's what this technology wants to make possible. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
It's what this technology wants to make possible.