Dear Friend, Public libraries make New York City stronger for everyone. They offer free access to knowledge, information, and opportunity to all, no matter their background, identity, or circumstances. They are a cornerstone of our city’s recovery and the center of community in…
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Statement on the City’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget by Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO Linda E. Johnson, and The New York Public Library President and CEO Anthony Marx…
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Story times and other key programs at risk if libraries do not receive $35 million in additional operating funds this budget season Photos available here (credit Jonathan Blanc / NYPL) New York, NY – The city’s three library systems held a special toddler story time outside…
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Libraries Requesting $35 Million to Keep Up with Growing Demand and Pay for Rising Costs; Rally with Elected Leaders & Advocates on the Steps of City Hall, Part of Their Ongoing “#Invest in Libraries” Campaign New York, NY – Facing possible cuts in the city budget,…
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Thank you to Toni Morrison for this message on behalf of our City's libraries! My second job as a teenager was shelving books at the only library in Lorain, Ohio. Every shift started with a tall stack of returned books—fiction, history, drama, poetry, everything. It didn't pay…
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