South Chicago’s Woodson Library scheduled for long needed structural repairs; Regional Library & Afro-American Harsh Collection will close while improvements made
- by Susan Halas
Vivian Harsh, Chicago's first Afro-American librarian and namesake of the Harsh Collection housed at the Woodson Regional Library on Chicago's South Side. (Photo Chicago Public Library)
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Patrick Molloy
Director of Government & Public Affairs
Chicago Public Library
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Andrea Telli atelli@chipublib.org
Melvin R. Thompson
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Chicago, IL 60643
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