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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Libraries' crucial role in providing reliable information and support
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Dennis Walcott concludes his testimony by emphasizing the crucial role of libraries in providing reliable information and support, especially in uncertain times.
- New Yorkers are counting on libraries more than ever for reliable information and trusted support
- Libraries provide opportunities for people to learn and grow
- Libraries are often the first place newcomers to the city turn to for help
- Libraries are trusted institutions that provide non-judgmental services to all
- Walcott calls for bold and sustained investment in library expense and capital budgets
- He emphasizes the need for unwavering support from the City Council for all public libraries in New York City
Dennis Walcott
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Especially in these uncertain times, New Yorkers are counting on libraries more than ever before, reliable information that we provide, trusted support, and opportunities to learn and grow.
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That's who we are and that's what we represent.
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We must be stronger than ever before.
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Public libraries need consistent meaningful investment that meets the increased demand for our services.
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We all know this, but I just want to end really with these points in that when someone new to this city is looking for something, they come to a library.
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They look at us.
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They walk through our door because we are trusted and they know we are nonjudgmental as far as who they may be because their services will be there.
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We hope we can count on your unwavering support.
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We know we can count on your unwavering support of Queens Public Library and all of our libraries, Brooklyn And New York Public Libraries with bold and sustained investment in our expense and capital budgets as we look towards fiscal year twenty twenty six and beyond.
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Thank you Madam Chair and members of the City Council.