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Portage Lakes Lot Construction
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Library Director to Retire in Early 2018
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Save the Date – The Akron Mini Maker Faire Returns to Main Library November 11
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Highland Square Branch Library’s Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration with Guest Speaker Rosemary Reymann
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Mind, Body & Sole: Build A Better World
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