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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.
Written on invitation by Charles Dickens, who was a fan of her work, Elizabeth Gaskell’s “The Old Nurse’s Story” was published in 1852. The setup is classic: an elderly caregiver gathers her charges to tell them a spooky story about their mother’s childhood—and to teach them a moral lesson.