‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ Checkout # 2M
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Spokane Public Library system has passed a milestone, one that may be a reflection of tough economic times. Late last month, the library system for the first time reached the 2 million mark in annual checkouts of books, compact discs and other circulation material. The library system ended the year with 2,014,756 checkouts, an increase of 5.6 percent over the 1.9 million items borrowed in 2008. A review of computer records pinpointed the 2 millionth checkout to the South Hill Library on Dec. 30 at 3:22 p.m. That patron took out a copy of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” the classic 1852 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe/
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