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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

We have, as you know, a great way of studying how the children and teen readers, their...

We have, as you know, a great way of studying how the children and teen readers, their reading patterns, in terms of what is being borrowed, through a tool called Collection HQ, and I noticed for the September statistics for Parkchester's children and teens, there was a lot of focus on math

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We have, as you know,
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a great way of studying how the children and teen readers,
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their reading patterns,
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in terms of what is being borrowed,
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through a tool called Collection HQ,
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and I noticed for the September statistics
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for Parkchester's children and teens,
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there was a lot of focus on math.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
02:01:49
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 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
There is a, an urgency around this. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
There is a, an urgency around this.
I mean if parents are coming, pleading to you... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I mean if parents are coming, pleading to you...
I can see in their eyes their need, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I can see in their eyes their need,
If you actually had a non-floating collection - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
If you actually had a non-floating collection
Like, math sounds like it's more than Parkchester, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Like, math sounds like it's more than Parkchester,
And you had a four- or five-day series - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
And you had a four- or five-day series
I mean, the cornerstone of all of this - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I mean, the cornerstone of all of this