Posted on Saturday, 7 July 2012

mental_floss on tumblr: Letters to Children in Michigan on the Opening of Their New Library in 1971

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It was the spring of 1971, and the public library in Troy, Mich., was finally getting a permanent home. As the grand opening neared, Marguerite Hart—the children’s librarian—dreamed up a way to inspire Troy’s youngsters to come to the new library: she wrote dozens of letters to actors,…

Dearest roo, I think I understand. -dad

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    !! so cool!!
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    LAUREN!
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    I love this. I need to discover where our public library got relocated!
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    Dearest roo, I think I understand. -dad
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    My family lives in Troy, Michigan. I never heard this story before. How cool is this?
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