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Opinion: Our Libraries Are the Last Free Indoor Places. Fund Them Like It
Libraries now do the work of community centers, job offices and cooling centers. Their budgets haven’t caught up.
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Opinion: Bring Back the Neighborhood Bus Stop Bench
Small comforts make transit usable for everyone. Start with somewhere to sit.
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A Neighborhood Bookstore Celebrates 50 Years With a Block Party
Live music, a used-book sale and readings by local authors — plus the story of how the shop survived.
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Used Bookstores Are My Favorite Libraries
The joy of a $3 paperback with someone else’s notes inside.
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Opinion: Every Neighborhood Deserves a Library Open on Sundays
Sunday is the one day families are free. Most of our branches are closed.
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