Banned books are visible at the Central Library, a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library system, in New York City on Thursday, July 7, 2022.

Funding the Libraries

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 23, 2023

Dennis Walcott, CEO and president of the Queens Public library system, Linda Johnson, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Public Library, and Iris Weinshall, COO and treasurer at New York Public Library, talk about the effects of the cuts to library funding proposed by Mayor Adams as the budget deadline approaches.

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