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Um, we were wondering just
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Um, we were wondering just, since everyone's relatively familiar with the Declaration of...

Um, we were wondering just, since everyone's relatively familiar with the Declaration of Independence, we were thinking we could get two volunteers to read just a few lines, uh, trying to capture a different mood, a different emotion

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Um, we were wondering just,
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since everyone's relatively familiar
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with the Declaration of Independence,
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we were thinking we could get two volunteers
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to read just a few lines,
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uh, trying to capture a different mood,
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a different emotion.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
01:51:49
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.
Um, one, sort of angry and defiant - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Um, one, sort of angry and defiant
So is any... are either of you - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So is any... are either of you
Why don't you try angry, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Why don't you try angry,
Right, so you can stand right there, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Right, so you can stand right there,
So hopefully this will show you - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
So hopefully this will show you
So very angry. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
So very angry.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
"We hold these truths to be self-evident,
"And that to secure these rights, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
"And that to secure these rights,
Pleading, you may have gotten the easier one. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Pleading, you may have gotten the easier one.
You're begging the king to allow us to do this. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
You're begging the king to allow us to do this.
"That whenever any form of government - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:30
"That whenever any form of government
We have such talented audiences - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
We have such talented audiences
Have you seen who got 30? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Have you seen who got 30?
But teens are more independent, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
But teens are more independent,
So my best way of getting in touch with them - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So my best way of getting in touch with them
What do you do to work on your math skills?" - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
What do you do to work on your math skills?"
You could go to this website too..." - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
You could go to this website too..."
Um, it's a little bit hard when it comes to, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
Um, it's a little bit hard when it comes to,
So the schools could work something with the parents, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So the schools could work something with the parents,
Because they'll come in for a great Wii game or Xbox. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Because they'll come in for a great Wii game or Xbox.