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Op-ed column: 18-month library shutdown a major disservice

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Phil Sheehan

An open letter to the trustees of the Schenectady County Public Library:
With all due respect, ladies and gentleman, have you lost your minds? You want to shut down the main branch of the library for a year and a half, and with only one month’s notice?...

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