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The Chicago Public Library is over 150 years old, which means that some of the books in these branches are basically antiques.

Last year, a bibliophile in Chicago stumbled upon a title that was well-worn, and it had that old book smell.

This made them curious.

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Curious Citizen Bradford-Casberg recently picked up a copy of Catherine Ann Porter's short-story collection, Pale Horse, Pale Writer,

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