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Committee votes to send proposal to name Norwalk Public Library History Room for Ralph Blum to full council

Norwalk City Land Use & Building Management Committee · December 4, 2025
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After a public hearing featuring volunteers and library leaders, the Land Use & Building Management Committee voted unanimously to send a proposal to the common council to name the Norwalk Public Library’s History Room for long-time local historian Ralph Blum.

The Land Use & Building Management Committee on Dec. 3 voted unanimously to forward to the full common council a proposal to name a room at the Norwalk Public Library the Norwalk History Room to recognize the work of longtime local historian Ralph Blum.

At a public hearing preceding the vote, several longtime volunteers and library officials described Blum’s role preserving the city’s archives. Isabelle Bullen, a former Norwalk Public Library staffer and volunteer, said Blum ‘‘was familiar with…

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