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Pruitt Branch Library will close beginning July 1 for maintenance. Hold items will be rerouted to the Main Library. We anticipate reopening in early fall.
In the story, a student arrives in a small town looking for a quiet place to stay while he prepares for his examinations. Making light of the local superstitions, he moves into an old mansion where a notorious hanging judge once lived.