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Illustration of an older librarian in front of a pile of colorful books

Library lunatics

Unable to hide his chagrin, my six-year-old brother walked in the house after school and unburdened his daily troubles. “Taylor, Mrs. Casey yelled at me

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Illustration of Tessie Keating

The Davis Street fiend

During the fall of 1900, twenty-six-year-old Teresa “Tessie” Keating worked at Brownell’s Camera Works, at the current site of the Kodak Tower, and lived at

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Secret bookshelf that opens into long walkway with lit up floor-to-ceiling windows at night in Rochester, N.Y.

Neighborhood nooks

When I was a girl, I was obsessed with hidden spaces. Low-hanging branches under a front yard tree became a quiet reading nook. The closet

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George Conboy, chairman of Brighton Securities, poses and leans on wooden fireplace mantel with several glass jars with lit candles and a mosaic artwork hung in center of the fireplace in Rochester, N.Y.

Living in a landmark

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as Rochester flourished as a hub of industry, culture, and education, the city’s elite showcased their wealth by

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Illustration of a young girl reading with a city on fire in front of her and several lanterns floating in the sky around her at night with a calm energy.

Read, Rochester!

Rochester is home to many poets, authors, and artists. So we know there’s a lot of love here for our independent bookstores. The next time

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