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Hennepin County Library – Excelsior Advisory Committee. July 27, 2011. Updated: 6/28/2011. Bikers vs Walkers at Excelsior Library. From October 21, 2010 Community Advisory Committee meeting: 22 drivers 5 walkers 11 bikers. What is the value of the library?.
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Hennepin County Library – Excelsior Advisory Committee July 27, 2011 Updated: 6/28/2011
Bikers vs Walkers at Excelsior Library • From October 21, 2010 Community Advisory Committee meeting: • 22 drivers • 5 walkers • 11 bikers
What is the value of the library? • Connects community to larger world • Equal access • Promote reading • Provide computers • Keep the book alive • Community history • Unifying presence among South Shore communities • Great asset • Sense of community • Center of community • Visual symbol • Nerve center • Build community • Strengthen business fabric • Spend money locally • Information center • Lifelong learning • Meeting space • Gathering place
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