Library might sell presidential collection

twistedlibrarian writes “EAST CLEVELAND – Jimmy Carter is there. So is Abraham Lincoln, John Tyler, James Garfield and James Buchanan.

The East Cleveland Public Library has a letter and autograph collection featuring 39 U.S. presidents. It was donated to the library in 1966 and updated through the 1970s.

The collection had been stored in a safe before retired librarian Germaine Gibian reminded library director Gregory Reese of the collection six months ago. Reese was raising money for the library’s expansion project.

Reese said he might sell the letters to create a new wing or foundation in the donor’s name.

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