Statement on the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget

The following is a joint statement on the Fiscal Year 2017 New York City budget from the City's three library systems (The Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library, and Queens Library):

"New Yorkers win with this investment in libraries -- our expanded hours, education programs for all ages and efforts to close the digital divide will continue, and we hope to build on them in the years to come.  By strengthening our libraries now and in the future with this historic baselining, the Mayor and City Council will help strengthen all of New York's communities."

Media Contact: Angela Montefinise | angelamontefinise@nypl.org

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The New York Public Library is a free provider of education and information for the people of New York and beyond. With 92 locations—including research and branch libraries—throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, the Library offers free materials, computer access, classes, exhibitions, programming and more to everyone from toddlers to scholars, and has seen record numbers of attendance and circulation in recent years. The New York Public Library serves more than 18 million patrons who come through its doors annually and millions more around the globe who use its resources at www.nypl.org. To offer this wide array of free programming, The New York Public Library relies on both public and private funding. Learn more about how to support the Library at nypl.org/support.