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An emotional plea to keep a Rockford library open

Northern Public Radio
Published September 11, 2009 at 1:46 PM CDT

By Mike Moen

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Rockford, IL – In recent weeks, there's been an outcry over the proposed shutdown of Rockford's Lewis Lemon Library. Supporters continue their fight, to prevent the facility from closing. WNIJ's, Mike Moen, talked with a key decision maker, and some library patrons, who describe how essential the building is to their neighborhood: