Listen Online: New York City Public Radio Station Airs Discussion With Directors of Three NYC Public Libraries

May 29, 2013 by Gary Price

A 26 minute discussion with the three library leaders aired today on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show.

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Linda Johnson, president and CEO of The Brooklyn Public Library, Thomas Galante, president and CEO of Queens Library and Anthony Marx, president of New York Public Library, come together to talk about the common issues facing their systems and how the libraries are keeping pace with technological and demographic changes in the city.

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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