We started with Chapter I: Voting for the Best Public Library and we now have 32 libraries remaining.
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For the libraries remaining in the contest, please email kent@elgl.org with a contact person for your library. Other questions or comments, contact kent@elgl.org.
Learn more about libraries at Double Shot: Aspen Institute and Public Libraries and Podcast: Susan Brown, Chapel Hill Public Library Director.
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Tammy Swanson Bracket
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15. Hillary Clinton Children’s, Little Rock, AR
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13.Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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14. C. Burr Artz Public Library, Frederick, MD
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6. Downtown Library, Cedar Rapids, IA
11. Public Library (Central), St. Louis, MO
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Ron Swanson Bracket
The winning libraries in the same color box will compete against each other in the next round. The winner from this bracket will compete against the winner of the Tammy Swanson Bracket.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1517187744616{background-color: #ededad !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text]1. Pueblo City-County Library District, Pueblo, CO
16. Jonathon Bourne Public Library, Bourne, MA
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15. Public Library, Platteville, WI
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7. Paul A. Biane Library, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
10. Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, MN
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13. Bennett Civic Center Library, Livonia, MI
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14. Cleveland Heights Library, University Heights, OH
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6. Public Library, Lawrence, KS
11. Provo Library at Academy Square Provo, UT
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