Information dependent global society. South of Columbia University. but still in the Borough of Manhattan. the New York Public Library provides a daily reminder of our cultural heritage and of the role our libraries have played in making us a nation of individuals who are both literate and educated. Like its counterparts in other urban centers. at the turn of the century the New York Public Library extended Its service as the "Peoples University" to the newlyarrived Immigrants from Europe. helping to educate them to American values and ease their assimilation into American society. It was these new citizens who bore and educated those generations of men and women who became our leaders of yesterday and even today. Librarians. not libraries. were the major catalysts for this transformation.
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