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In the Press

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Recent Press

New Branford website aims to pair volunteers with nonprofit groups  Shoreline Times

Blackstone Library Unveils New Toy Library  Zip06

Blackstone’s McNicol Grateful for Friends’ Fall Book Sale  Zip06

Branford Lawmakers Applaud $153K State Grant For Library Improvements Branford Patch

Rep. DeLauro and the US Department of State host Passport Day in Branford  MSN.com

Your Passport to Connecticut Libraries: April 1-30, 2024  Zip06

Kate Galambos: Imagination Made Real  Zip06

Check Out the Expanded ‘Library of Things’ at Blackstone Library  Zip06

Branford Community Foundation and GSB First-Round Sponsorship Award Recipients Announced  Zip06

For the Love of Poetry, and Branford: Inaugural Poet Laureate Judith K. Liebmann  Zip06

Congratulations for a Successful Sale  Zip06

Joe King: Putting it All Together  Zip06

Kenna Launches ‘Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade’  Zip06

Branford Historical Society Receives Permanent Donation from Blackstone Library  Zip06

Blackstone Library is Big Y’s February Community Bag Beneficiary  Zip06

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