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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Call for investment in libraries as crucial civic institutions
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Marx concludes his testimony with a powerful call for investment in libraries, framing them as essential civic institutions crucial for addressing current societal challenges.
- Emphasis on libraries as the most used and trusted civic institutions in New York
- Framing of libraries as resistors against various societal issues (book banning, misinformation, declining reading habits, economic inequality)
- Stress on the pressing need for investment in libraries at this critical moment
- Appeal for baseline additional funding to continue and expand library services
- Final expression of gratitude for support and the opportunity to testify
Anthony "Tony" Marx
0:31:09
We are seeing economic inequality at staggering levels that mean that people are not getting the opportunities to advance their lives, which is what we are in the business of providing in the libraries, so we resist.
0:31:29
This is the moment to invest in the most used, most trusted civic institution in this town so that we can continue to do the job that you aspire for us to do.
0:31:43
It could not be more important than it is now.
0:31:46
Could not be more pressing.
0:31:48
We are so grateful to be at this place not facing cuts, but we need your support for baseline additional funding just to make it possible to continue to do what we're doing and to do the more that all New Yorkers and this council look to us to do.
0:32:10
Thank you so much for your support and for this opportunity to testify.