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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

People say, "Why didn't you go to school?" I was taking care of my kids, I couldn't afford...

People say, "Why didn't you go to school?" I was taking care of my kids, I couldn't afford it, couldn't find no job

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People say, "Why didn't you go to school?"
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I was taking care of my kids,
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I couldn't afford it, couldn't find no job.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
03:12:59
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.
But we have to stick together - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
But we have to stick together
Because once somebody get it, think as, or Nas was saying, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
Because once somebody get it, think as, or Nas was saying,
If we come together, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
If we come together,
As soon as it's over, it died out - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
As soon as it's over, it died out
My grandmother had a store, and I'll tell you - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
My grandmother had a store, and I'll tell you
You have to buy straws, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
You have to buy straws,
So, what happens is you have to go to your distributor, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So, what happens is you have to go to your distributor,
So what basically happened with my grandmother is - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
So what basically happened with my grandmother is
So, every time they went up, she had to go up. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So, every time they went up, she had to go up.
But those same distributors - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
But those same distributors
So, basically, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So, basically,
As a matter of fact, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
As a matter of fact,
Yeah, and if you notice the neighborhood - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
Yeah, and if you notice the neighborhood
You go to the store now, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
You go to the store now,
You know, it's because we eat this - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
You know, it's because we eat this
So it's a lot of that going on, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
So it's a lot of that going on,
We talk about these things that we need - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
We talk about these things that we need
We don't have this... these tapes - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
We don't have this... these tapes
The only thing we have available for them - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
The only thing we have available for them
Like McGraw Hill, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Like McGraw Hill,