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Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations · Sep 28, 2026

Mondayat least 4 h 33 min1 official identified30 public speakers4 agenda itemsRoll call: 6 present, 1 absent (clerk)Video: Viebit

The chair opened an oversight hearing titled “Telling Our Stories: Examining the Research Collections of New York City’s Public Libraries,” and said the committee would also hear Resolutions 27, 28, 372 and 494 on Puerto Rico.

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11 of 16 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.This meeting: Sep 28, 2026

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Agenda · 4 itemsShowHide
  1. 48:35Oversight - Telling Our Stories: Examining the Research Collections of New York City’s Public Libraries.under 1 min
  2. 49:04Item title withheldit could name a private person · under 1 min
  3. 49:28Establish a date certain for ending the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.under 1 min
  4. 50:01Stop the construction of Project Esencia, a luxury development in Cabo Rojo.

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  1. The chair opened an oversight hearing titled “Telling Our Stories: Examining the Research Collections of New York City’s Public Libraries,” and said the committee would also hear Resolutions 27, 28, 372 and 494 on Puerto Rico.48:19

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Roll call: 6 present, 0 excused, 1 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 30 speakers.

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Hamlet, “Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations, Sep 28, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/cultural-affairs-libraries-and-international-relations/meetings/2026-09-28. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Sep 28, 2026.