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Library By Design, September 2007 Library Journal found the branch for its third makeover on a trip to Washington, DC, on a cold day in winter 2007. We toured several District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) branches in the company of Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper, a newcomer to DC herself, and visionary architect Henry Myerberg (of the firm HMA2), looking for the perfect (read imperfect) building....
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