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New York Public Library President emphasizes libraries' role in democracy and information access
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Tony Marx, President of New York Public Library, adds to the discussion by emphasizing the fundamental role of libraries in supporting democracy and providing access to trustworthy information.
- Stresses the importance of libraries in helping people learn and access reliable information
- Highlights libraries' role in resisting threats to democracy and information integrity
- Emphasizes New York's leadership in defending democratic interests through library services
Tony Marx
1:02:12
Can I just add, those are great questions and you know, we're all facing them?
1:02:18
And the systems are all doing amazing work with teens, with civic engagement, but it's fun more fundamental than that.
1:02:29
We're about helping everyone learn, having access to information they can trust that is true.
1:02:40
Those are fundamental to democracy.
1:02:45
They are under threat at the moment.
1:02:48
And we, these institutions, these libraries throughout the city, are the at the forefront of resisting what is happening in this country, what is happening in the world.
1:03:03
We need to ensure that people are not just getting garbage off of this, that they are getting information they can trust, they are getting the books that they want to read, that they are getting education programs that they deserve so that they can be the citizens that will defend the interests of democracy.
1:03:28
New York is at the forefront of that, and we are there.
1:03:32
We are here to serve.
Linda E. Johnson
1:03:34
Yeah.