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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Throughout the riots and looting that overtook our city during the Freddie Gray protests, several businesses stayed open despite the danger. The PNC Foundation is now recognizing one of those businesses located in the hardest hit area.
A patron stopped librarian Melanie Townsend Diggs on
Wednesday afternoon with good news: He had used a library computer to
apply for some jobs Tuesday morning, and before he even got home that
day, he had gotten a call for an interview.
A pretty typical moment for most librarians, Diggs says, except that
Tuesday morning, April 28, was no typical day. Just 12 hours before,
rioting had erupted across the street from the Pennsylvania Avenue
branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, when protests against the
high-profile death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray turned violent. As
a CVS drugstore burned and the turmoil played out, Diggs kept her
patrons safe, quietly locking the doors and letting them out later when
the violence subsided. Read more...
Nine-year-old Spencer Collins will be able put his “Little Free Library” back in his front yard first thing in the morning.
The
Leawood City Council unanimously approved a temporary moratorium Monday
night that exempts the little lending libraries from a city ordinance
that prohibits structures in front yards. The moratorium, effective
Tuesday, will last until Oct. 20.
As soon as the moratorium
passed, Mayor Peggy Dunn called Spencer to the front of the room to hand
him a book for his library, an action that received applause from the
audience.
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stayed open despite the danger. The PNC Foundation is now recognizing one of those businesses located in the hardest hit area.
