Ex Libris: New York Public Library

A behind-the-scenes documentary, which grants viewers unrivalled access to one of New York’s cultural behemoths, which promotes learning and personal advancement for all ages at 92 locations in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. Adopting his usual fly-on-the-wall approach, director Frederick Wiseman witnesses how the library unites rich and poor from radically different neighbourhoods while administrators valiantly contend with budget cuts.