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The same day I arrived in New York City and my friend took me to the New York Public Library, we ran into a protest outside the New York Public Library (NYPL) at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street near Bryant Park. The protesters were a diverse group gathering in front of the library to exercise their First Amendment rights against incoming U.S. president Donald Trump and right-wing plans to close public libraries and privatize public schools. Being a teacher myself, I support a strong educational system -- including schools, libraries, and museums -- and I wanted to do something more than sign a list of supporters, but my friend and I had to run all over the city that day and we couldn't stay too long to watch.

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The same day I arrived in New York City and my friend took me to the New York Public Library, we ran into a protest outside the New York Public Library (NYPL) at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street near Bryant Park. The protesters were a diverse group gathering in front of the library to exercise their First Amendment rights against incoming U.S. president Donald Trump and right-wing plans to close public libraries and privatize public schools. Being a teacher myself, I support a strong educational system -- including schools, libraries, and museums -- and I wanted to do something more than sign a list of supporters, but my friend and I had to run all over the city that day and we couldn't stay too long to watch.