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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

"Tell me about yourself." "Well, I'm only going to give you limited stuff." It's a...

"Tell me about yourself." "Well, I'm only going to give you limited stuff." It's a cat-and-mouse game

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"Tell me about yourself."
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"Well, I'm only going to give you limited stuff."
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It's a cat-and-mouse game.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:12
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.
No, you've got to be brutally transparent. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
No, you've got to be brutally transparent.
We are in a transformation of our branches - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
We are in a transformation of our branches
And we will do this to the extent - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And we will do this to the extent
The... what I, the way I read that, it says, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:22
The... what I, the way I read that, it says,
And the most intensive band, even if that means - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And the most intensive band, even if that means
To fit RF P - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
To fit RF P
If we want to do more than that, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
If we want to do more than that,
Right? In a sense, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
Right? In a sense,
And the... With the first priority being - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And the... With the first priority being
So maybe another way to look at this is to say, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
So maybe another way to look at this is to say,
Because we can't predict where the city money - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Because we can't predict where the city money
So if we want to make sure you're committed - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
So if we want to make sure you're committed
And is this a wonderful thing to have, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And is this a wonderful thing to have,
Except to the degree we can shift - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Except to the degree we can shift
To meet this, because the mayor is committed - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
To meet this, because the mayor is committed
And if it means... that means - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And if it means... that means
Yes, in general, I think that's right. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Yes, in general, I think that's right.
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to continue - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to continue
But I think it's really important - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
But I think it's really important
Because I think in the past there has been some, like, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Because I think in the past there has been some, like,