Guy-Clement concludes on need for funding and thanks
Guy-Clement calls for sustained public investment to help CBH collect a more representative record of Brooklyn. She thanks the committee and her fellow panelists.
We are doing this work without any dedicated city operating funding for Center for Brooklyn History.
Despite repetitive requests for
direct support, Brooklyn Public Library has absorbed 2.6 million in operating costs through our existing city funding, further stretching resources already supporting 62 locations across Brooklyn.
With sustained public investment, Center for Brooklyn History can collect a record that more fully represents Brooklyn.
Preserve it for future generations, and ensure that a student or researcher or any curious resident can encounter that history, whether they come to CBH, visit their neighborhood library, or find us online.
Brooklyn history did not end in 1898 when it became part of New York City.
With your support, we hope to continue telling the story of Brooklyn's history to future generations.
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today, as well as thank you to my fellow panelists and just hearing about the work that they're doing.
Thank you guys as well.