00:00www.mesmerism.info
00:39This collection opened in 1915. In the past 100 years, every single working artist in New York City probably used
00:46this collection. Andy Warhol stole lots of stuff from us.
00:51This is the world's largest circulating free picture file. This is a place that's meant to be used by people
00:59who make things.
01:06We are in a transformation of our branches from wonderful but passive repositories and spaces to education centers.
01:17It's the most famous crime-fighting dog in the country.
01:27Country. Good job.
01:29How's it going, Ravi? You like the book? Yeah. Awesome.
01:32Libraries have always been this adjunct to the education system in the city. There are 127 city agencies. We probably
01:40do business with 30 or 40 of them.
01:42We're out there trying to improve the lives of the people and the communities that we serve.
01:46I couldn't afford to go to film school. I learned from the library.
01:50One of the things I want to do is I want to continue to add value to people.
01:57What I took for granted is the importance of the public value of what we do. We do mind-building,
02:05soul-affirming, life-saving work.
02:08For me, libraries are not about books. That's a lot of people think. That is a storage space for books.
02:14No, libraries are about people.
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