Whose Library Is It Anyway?

Why the bond failed

by Eve Silberman

posted 12/29/2012

Despite a tenacious campaign, Ann Arborites voted not to build a new downtown library. The decline of print media, an increasingly suspicious electorate, and a woman haunted by a dream all played a role.

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