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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and acknowledgments from New York Public Library president
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Tony Marx, President of the New York Public Library, begins his testimony by introducing himself and expressing gratitude to the city council and public for their support of libraries as crucial democratic institutions in New York City.
- Acknowledges City Council Speaker Adams, Chair Rivera, and committee members
- Emphasizes libraries as the most used civic institutions in New York City
- Expresses gratitude for recognition of libraries' role in civic society
Tony Marx
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good morning.
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I'm Tony Marks.
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I'm the president of the New York Public Library, and everything she said, I agree with.
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I could stop there and and with Dennis.
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I wanna thank city council speaker Adams, chair Rivera, and the members of the committee for this opportunity to testify and for your steadfast support of the most democratic, the most used civic institutions in the City Of New York, the center of the world.
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We are grateful to the this body, to the city, and to the general public for their recognition of the library's role in our civic society.
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We've had some hard years pretty much since I started, which has been a while now.
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We've been in a budget dance every year that is just remarkably costly in ways that, you know, are hard to imagine.
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We have fought back against proposed cuts, and that meant we've gotten to no cuts, but not to the increases of budget that are normal, that we need in order to provide to the public what we have to offer.