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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

We also have our writers group, which is a group of adults who come together and talk...

We also have our writers group, which is a group of adults who come together and talk about things in the community, but not only that, talk about things, what's going on in the library

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We also have our writers group,
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which is a group of adults who come together
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and talk about things in the community,
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but not only that, talk about things,
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what's going on in the library.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
03:10:52
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.
You know, the free access - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You know, the free access
And you can't force people to come in - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And you can't force people to come in
From what I see, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
From what I see,
We grew up without our fathers in our home. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
We grew up without our fathers in our home.
We grew up, there were "uncles" there, quote unquote, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
We grew up, there were "uncles" there, quote...
So, we tried to change that with our son, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
So, we tried to change that with our son, you know,
Not only us being in the household, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:27
Not only us being in the household,
I see now, after school programs start early. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
I see now, after school programs start early.
Some students are out there 6:00 in the morning, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
Some students are out there 6:00 in the morning,
That's from 6:00 in the morning - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
That's from 6:00 in the morning
Okay, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Okay,
People say, "Why didn't you go to school?" - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
People say, "Why didn't you go to school?"
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