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Advocates press City Council to renovate Cecil B. Moore Library in place; council member argues for a modern reimagining
Summary
Community advocates urged Council on Dec. 3 to use $10 million in rebuild funds to renovate the historic Cecil B. Moore Library at its current site; Councilmember Jeffrey J. Young Jr. countered that the building's footprint cannot accommodate modern digital programs and called for a conversation about building a 21st‑century library.
Community advocates on Dec. 3 urged Philadelphia City Council to keep and renovate the Cecil B. Moore Library in its existing location, saying rebuild funds are ready and that the historic building is central to neighborhood identity.
"We have raised the funds and we are ready to act on the plans that have been made through rebuild for this library," said Sydney Polanchuk of the Save the Cecil B. Moore Library Coalition, arguing that renovating the current building would preserve history and serve future…
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