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    Sisters Susan Ahrens and Mary Ashman grew up riding the bus to the library and spent their summers reading
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    February 13, 2019 App Interview

    Recording May 8, 2018 – In the 1950s with both parents working, sisters Susan Ahrens and Mary Ashman rode the bus to the local Downey City Library in the summer to load up on books. This library was part of...

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