Rebecca Pippenger reads an East Side Library book titled "10 Little Rubber Ducks" by Eric Carle, to 3-year-old students at the Southeast Day Care Center on Thursday. Children from the day care visit the library, which is just steps away, once a week. The city of Spokane is considering closing the branch. "We will have some very sad kids," Pippenger said. Columnist Shawn Vestal writes about the situation here. (SR photo: Dan Pelle)

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