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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

This is why I think it's very important for the libraries to give the teens their own...

This is why I think it's very important for the libraries to give the teens their own space and their time in each branch, because it's important for the teens to come in and feel like they belong somewhere

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This is why I think it's very important for the libraries
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to give the teens their own space
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and their time in each branch,
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because it's important for the teens
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to come in and feel like they belong somewhere.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
02:01:05
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.
When they come to our programs, I don't want them to feel - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
When they come to our programs, I don't want them to...
No, I want you to feel like this is the place - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
No, I want you to feel like this is the place
And talk about math, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
And talk about math,
Respect each other, but also learn from each other, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Respect each other, but also learn from each other,
And with the teens, a great way to do that too - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
And with the teens, a great way to do that too
How would she help him?" - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
How would she help him?"
We have, as you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:22
We have, as you know,
As far as, of the top ten circulating children, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
As far as, of the top ten circulating children,
And what will be interesting for all of us to see - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And what will be interesting for all of us to see
Um, Ashante, you've been working a lot - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
Um, Ashante, you've been working a lot
Is... does there seem to be a true pattern - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
Is... does there seem to be a true pattern
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