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I attended a ribbon-cutting event for the grand re-opening of the Ropkins Branch of the Hartford Public Library. Ropkins is in Clay Arsenal, but it now includes the annex of the Hartford History Center. It houses old, bound copies of both the Hartford Courant and the Hartford Times, and I anticipate that this will become increasingly important as we delve deeper into the history of Asylum Hill – a history you can read about at our sister website, Asylum Hill Hartford.
In the photo are Bridget Quinn-Carey, president & CEO, Hartford Public Library (holding the large ceremonial scissors): Clyde Mark Billington III, who donated his father’s photographs of mid-20th c. Hartford streetscapes (standing behind Quinn-Carey); Luke Bronin, Hartford mayor; Bea Powell, chair, Clay Arsenal NRZ; and James Sanchez, state representative for House district 6 (Hartford & West Hartford).
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