NEW YORK, NY.- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Schools
Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott, New
York Public Library President Tony Marx, Brooklyn Public Library President
and CEO Linda E. Johnson, Queens Library President and CEO Thomas W. Galante and
Citi Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit today announced the expansion of
MyLibraryNYC, an initiative that connects New York City public schools with the
millions of books and other learning materials available through the public
libraries. MyLibraryNYC supplements the materials available in public school libraries and will provide access to the more than 17 million books and other items that are a part of the New York, Brooklyn and Queens Public Library catalogs to up to 250,000 students in 400 public schools this year and 1.1 million students by 2015.
The program is made possible with $5 million in funding from Citi. The ... More
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