Overview

Battle-axe documentarian Frederick Wiseman, now at 87 and working on yet another film, has another offering from his particular brand of slow and steady films. Having previously released films on state legislatures, art galleries, high schools, and boxing gyms, he turns his camera to a subject that is particularly befitting his style: the New York Public Library. There, he focuses on the librarians, bibliophiles, and patrons who benefit from the nearly 100 branches of the institution.