Jimmy Van Bramer Clip 2: Fighting Poverty in Sunnyside
Collection: Sunnyside Sound Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Jimmy Van Bramer
Date: Time Period: 2009; 2009; Interview recorded in 2009
Material: digital audio recording made using Edirol R-09 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth software. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:23
Creator: Jimmy Van Bramer interviewed by Sabine Heinlein
Identifier: aql:18248 van_bremer_jimmy_clip2
Description: Jimmy Van Bramer has avidly fought for the continuation of special services at libraries, schools, senior centers and youth programs. During his second month in office he passed a law, which, he says with pride, "for a freshman councilmember is very hard to do." The "Library Card For All Act" requires the Department of Education to help public school students apply for library cards. Here he speaks about his efforts to improve the public housing in his district, and the importance of library services, particularly to the impoverished, as a "great equalizer."
Creator :
Jimmy Van Bramer interviewed by Sabine Heinlein
Date :
Time Period: 2009; 2009; Interview recorded in 2009
Summary/Description :
Jimmy Van Bramer has avidly fought for the continuation of special services at libraries, schools, senior centers and youth programs. During his second month in office he passed a law, which, he says with pride, "for a freshman councilmember is very hard to do." The "Library Card For All Act" requires the Department of Education to help public school students apply for library cards. Here he speaks about his efforts to improve the public housing in his district, and the importance of library services, particularly to the impoverished, as a "great equalizer."
Subject :
City council members; Libraries; Poverty
Rights :
These audio recordings, photos and articles are the property of Sabine Heinlein. Uses of edited excerpts from her interviews are protected under a Creative Commons public domain license, but her full, unedited audio is open to researchers by request. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for access. For reproductions of the unedited recordings, please contact Sabine Heinlein at (sabineheinlein@gmail.com).
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Sunnyside, NY Sunnyside (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
digital audio recording made using Edirol R-09 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth software.; Total running time: 0:03:23
Identifier :
aql:18248 van_bremer_jimmy_clip2
Rights Notice
These audio recordings, photos and articles are the property of Sabine Heinlein. Uses of edited excerpts from her interviews are protected under a Creative Commons public domain license, but her full, unedited audio is open to researchers by request. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for access. For reproductions of the unedited recordings, please contact Sabine Heinlein at (sabineheinlein@gmail.com).
These audio recordings, photos and articles are the property of Sabine Heinlein. Uses of edited excerpts from her interviews are protected under a Creative Commons public domain license, but her full, unedited audio is open to researchers by request. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for access. For reproductions of the unedited recordings, please contact Sabine Heinlein at (sabineheinlein@gmail.com).
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