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That's really, really the only difference
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

That's really, really the only difference, so when you get to that, you say, "Well, damn,...

That's really, really the only difference, so when you get to that, you say, "Well, damn, this is something about the human condition." Like... and I guess in many ways like, that's the power of the African American experience, when you begin to understand, there's actually a statement about the human condition

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That's really, really the only difference,
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so when you get to that, you say,
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"Well, damn, this is something about the human condition."
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Like... and I guess in many ways like,
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that's the power of the African American experience,
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when you begin to understand,
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there's actually a statement about
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the human condition.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
03:03:13
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.
As we're seeing the fruits of our labor - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
As we're seeing the fruits of our labor
And we had a great campaign, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
And we had a great campaign,
I mean, we need to sort of - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
I mean, we need to sort of
Um, we have to have a new story, a new priority. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Um, we have to have a new story, a new priority.
It can't just be that we want - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
It can't just be that we want
I mean, is it seven-day service - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I mean, is it seven-day service
Um, is it, you know, more capital money? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Um, is it, you know, more capital money?
We have to sort of formulate that here, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
We have to sort of formulate that here,
I'm sure that they're going to have their first hearing - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
I'm sure that they're going to have their first...
So this is sort of an important moment - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
So this is sort of an important moment
So I think that we need to sort of - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
So I think that we need to sort of
It was a phenomenal year and, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
It was a phenomenal year and, you know,
Um, so, we need to sort of figure out what the message is. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Um, so, we need to sort of figure out what the message is.
It's the third year of this administration. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
It's the third year of this administration.
I believe, George, that we're beginning - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I believe, George, that we're beginning
So, you know, this is the moment - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So, you know, this is the moment
We had asked for $65 million, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
We had asked for $65 million,
But by the same token, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
But by the same token,
So that's one of the big dilemmas - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So that's one of the big dilemmas
We also know that we had - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
We also know that we had