NYPL Made at NYPL Annette Gordon-Reed Uncovering History 2026

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This video features author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed discussing her work and connection to the New York Public Library as part of the Made at NYPL project. The footage includes sweeping exterior shots of the library building on Fifth Avenue in New York City, as well as interior sequences of Gordon-Reed walking through the grand reading rooms and stacks. Later segments feature her speaking directly to the camera in a bookshelf-lined study space. The production captures the atmosphere of the historic institution.