Tucson Main Library Seeks Replacement as Crowding Grows
The 77 year old Tucson Main Library at 200 S Sixth Ave remains busy after four generations of patrons. Experts say a new six times larger building is needed, with current space strained by 100000 items checked out in four months.
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Cramped Main Library Aims to Expand Amid High Demand
The Main Library, open 9 to 9 weekdays and shorter weekend hours, answers about 400 questions daily. Anthony Benz oversees collection additions focusing on reader interests like solar energy. The Fine Arts division holds over 120 records and Antiques are a common patron inquiry. The crowded children's room hosts 20 000 books forcing outdoor puppet shows and a move is hoped soon.
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Action Please Help with Consumer Problems
A reader seeks help for three issues. A scholarship search firm owes a refund after failing to deliver promised sources. A Maryland magazine subscription dispute yields $5 for four issues. A Brooklyn game company already sent a $15 refund after a 15 day window.
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Maldives reject Russian bid to lease Gan base
President Ibrahim Nasir said Moscow offered to lease the abandoned Gan air base for 1 million dollars a year but the Maldives refused to allow another superpower to control an Indian Ocean island. The archipelago seeks tourism and investment while maintaining nonalignment and currency shortages.
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