Are NYC's Public Libraries Falling Down?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 15, 2014

Jonathan Bowles, executive director and David Giles, research director, at the Center for an Urban Future, review the findings in the report released this morning,"Re-envisioning the New York City’s Branch Libraries" focused on the capital funding for libraries.  They recommend changes from the current hyper-local funding model that leaves some neighborhoods with new buildings and some with leaky roofs, limited access, and out-of-date floor plans.

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