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Libraries and Homelessness Hit the Big Screen

Emilio Estevez will explore the issue of homeless people and public libraries in his next movie, The Public.

The story is based on librarian Chip Ward’s Los Angeles Times op-ed piece that discussed how libraries become de facto shelters for homeless and mentally ill people in times of budget cuts.

Author Lisa GieskesPosted on February 25, 2008September 12, 2016Categories Uncategorized

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