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Hi, my name is Helen Arteaga Landaverde. I'm being interviewed on July 12th, 2021. By making this recording, we both consent to the use of our names, voices, images, and likenesses by the Queens Public Library. Understanding that this recording will be the property of the library, will be using connections with the promotion and marketing of the library and its program and services. It will not be sold by the library in any way. We understand that we will not receive any compensation and agreed to hold the library harmless of any claims arising from the use of this interview and recording. Thank you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=0.0,41.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674/transcript/32145/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Helen Arteaga: Before I became the CEO of New York City Health and Hospitals, Elmhurst one of the best ways I contributed to getting work done with the library was just being an advocate. I believed in the work that they do. I believe in reading, the power of reading really does open up the world for anyone in our community and communities like colors like ours, where income is a big issue and extra resources, our parents or our parents and our community don't have, the library is essential. So the fact that we can borrow books without being afraid and not having enough money is a huge thing. So I would always promote the library as a place that is safe for someone who's an immigrant safe for a place where you don't know how to read, where your literacy, where you could learn how to read, safe for a place where you can try to find the world again, and a safe place also, where you can find help as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=41.0,94.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674/transcript/32145/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Helen Arteaga: Because our library was here in Corona and Jackson Heights not only teach us how to read, but also help us how to advocate for each other. It's the place where we find other programs is places where we find how to get healthcare. It's places where we find how to speak a new language, like English. It's a place where we also find that information on how to get an ID. So for me, I always advocated for the Queens libraries to be a place of safety net, but also a place we can also call home again, since a lot of us are immigrants and first generations. So we've kind of have lost our home coming to America and the library makes us feel connected again to our homes again.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=94.0,134.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674/transcript/32145/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Helen Arteaga: So I have to tell you, my first memory of being at, at a Queens library was here at the Corona Library here on Roosevelt and 103rd. We literally landed from Ecuador, I was 12 years old. I did not know an ounce of English, and my mom took me to the library because she heard there were free English classes there. And I was so scared to come into this building full of books and they were all in a different language. And I think the way I was welcomed in the library was such a big deal. I was welcomed with open arms. I still remember the teacher grabbing my hand and taking me to this classroom in the back, which was way over crowded to begin with and my hand, that there was a way back. Um, but the fact that they were there, they knew there were so many kids coming from another country who needed to learn English. And the fact that they had this afterschool program for kids like me, who didn't know English was such a great way to respond to the community that was changing. Cause at one point Corona and Jackson Heights, didn't have that many South Americans in their community. So they actually responded to very well. And now you fast forward 20 something years, they're still doing that. They're still working on the communities. They're still working on first-generation and now they've included like technology. I think the fact that they have like an app, the fact that you can connect to the librarian via we have the web or via Zoom and you can join classes and workshops virtually. I think it's a great response to how the community has changed and how technology has been added into our community. And I think the way even how they responded to technology in our communities was also very useful. Right away the Queens Library realized not everyone could afford a computer and not everyone could afford printing. And I really loved the fact that the Queens Library was always willing to help kids do their homework and print out their sheets, and also to have computer time for the parents. Because most of us didn't have computers at home. And the fact that we got to learn about the digital world and get on Google and Facebook and all these new social media platforms was a great, great way to still be connected, and the library provided that as well. So that was a great way. I feel like the library is always responding to our communities. And I'm forever grateful for that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=134.0,280.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674/transcript/32145/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Helen Arteaga: So I'm going to talk about how like the library affected not only my life, but also now me as a mom. So when I was young, I, of course I lived in the library because I found the world there. I like, I fall in love with books. Books made me see the world from my little block in Corona. And I was so far away from home, but I got to see the whole world through these books. I remember you had a limit of 12 books. You could only take out. So there was this boy and, I think he had a crush on me and I guess I had a crush on him too. And because he knew I loved books and they would only allow you to take 12 books out. He would get my next 12 books. But in doing that and us liking each other, not only did I share my first kiss at the Queens Library in the science section, um, but this boy also got so enjoyed the world of reading.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=280.0,336.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674/transcript/32145/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Helen Arteaga: Not only did he do it because he liked me, but also he was like, well, if I'm going to be carrying all these books, I might as well carry a book for myself. And also being first-generation immigrant, he also got better in his English and funny enough, we're still friends to this day and he's actually, I'm not going to give out his name because that would be totally embarrassing, but he's actually a big corporate leader in one of the top 500, Fortune companies on Wall Street. And he always looks back at our time in the library as like also being the place where he also learned and the world was his. So the library affected two people. I fell in love with books and he fell in love with a lot of math books. So, and we both became very successful.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=336.0,382.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674/transcript/32145/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Helen Arteaga: Oh, my biggest hope for the Queens Library is to make sure the city does not cut your funding. Because I think it's super important. I am proof that the library is an essential part of your community. It's where we learn it's where my kids are learning now. As a mom, I took all my kids there to story time. And it's the reason why my kids love books now as well. And you know, there's such importance in having a place where knowledge is opened up to the world, regardless of your race, regardless of your zip code, regardless of your status. You know, I hope the world could see the impact that you have in our communities. And I hope the city sees that. And I hope not only do you get more funding, but you get more fundraising dollars to really keep the programs that you have alive because they mean the world to everybody here in our communities.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=382.0,435.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674/transcript/32145/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Helen Arteaga: So now as the CEO of New York City Health and Hospitals at Elmhurst, I'm really grateful of the partnership that the Queens Library has with our hospital. Not only do they give us books to share with our pediatric patients, but now we have an amazing program where now our babies get a library card because reading does start at the moment you're born. And now our new mommies and our new babies leave with a book and a library card. And we're already starting, not only that bonding, but also the routine of reading. So I think that's a huge and amazing program. Why not start the world with a book? And I think what a beautiful gift not only that we can give as health providers, but also what a partnership by Queens libraries","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=435.0,481.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674/transcript/32145/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Helen Arteaga: Happy, happy, 125th anniversary Queens, Public Library. I couldn't be prouder with our partnership. I couldn't be prouder as a user. I'm so happy you're in our communities. Thank you for all the hard work that you've been doing, not only in the past now and what you're planning to do in the future. A special thank you to Dennis, who, your leadership has been amazing. And I look forward to seeing even more and more amazing stuff from all of you. I'm sending you much love and much, much, much, much big hugs. And thank you again for everything that you've done.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1432/collection_resources/50784/file/123674#t=481.0,519.584"}]}]}]}