MANSFIELD — School children no longer go to class in the Brinkerhoff building, but the library is still being put to good use. The space is now home to the Laundry Basket Library, a volunteer-driven effort that provides free reading materials for all ages. Established in 2001, the Laundry Basket Library distributes donated books to 24 […]
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Ohio’s 1st Lady Fran DeWine visits Mansfield to promote free book initiative
MANSFIELD — Fran DeWine still remembers the moment she decided what her mission as First Lady would be. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails a free book to more than 2 million children around the world each month. DeWine learned about the program years ago from two of its beneficiaries — her own grandchildren. “I was with […]
