Efforts Still Underway To Rebuild Blue River Library
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Efforts Still Underway To Rebuild Blue River Library

ByTom Atkinson

Source: KLCC.org By Rachael McDonald Community members are raising money to help rebuild the Blue River Library, which was one of hundreds of structures destroyed in the Holiday Farm Fire last September. A permanent replacement for the library is a few years off. Alice Bonasio with McKenzie Community Development Corporation says they’re hoping to set…

#McKenzieStrong – Rebuild the Blue River Library
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#McKenzieStrong – Rebuild the Blue River Library

ByTom Atkinson

Libraries are often a focal point for small communities, and that was most certainly the case in Blue River. I had just started volunteering at the Frances O’Brien Memorial library at the end of August, and on my first – and as it sadly turned out, only – shift I was amazed at how busy…

Community Of Blue River Plans To Rebuild Library
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Community Of Blue River Plans To Rebuild Library

ByTom Atkinson

Source: KLCC.org credit Rachael McDonald The library was one of hundreds of buildings in Blue River destroyed by the Holiday Farm Fire last month. Community members are already thinking about how to rebuild it. The library in Blue River was named for Frances O’Brien, a teacher who started checking out books from her front porch…