Integrating Libraries

Lee Hadden writes: \”We sometimes forget that many of the heroes in librarianship are not
necessarily the library staff, but the public library patrons. Here is an
account from the Washington Post about the integration of the public
library in Loudoun County, VA.
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It was April 9, 1957, Loudoun County\’s only \”public\” library, in Purcellville, opened its doors to black patrons.