Julie Sandorf

We kick off the 4th annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards to celebrate the essential role of New York City's 207 public libraries in communities across the City.

The "NYC Neighborhood Library Awards" nomination process gets underway today through December 18th. Hear about last year's award and winners, plus the newly expanded library schedules.

Nominations for the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards topped 4,300, now find out the 10 finalists. Julie Sandorf, president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation, is joined by contest judges Fatima Shama, NYC Immigrant Affairs commissioner, and Kurt Andersen, host of Studio 360, to announce the finalists and discuss the judging process and the prizes.

The "NYC Neighborhood Library Awards" nomination process gets underway with Charles H. Revson foundation president Julie Sandorf and chairman Reynold Levy. Today through July 1, New Yorkers can share why their NYC branch library should win awards as The Brian Lehrer Show explores the issues facing public libraries today with a range of guests.