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January 28, 2009

Another reason to hate snow: Library closings

Oh yes, isn't the snow pretty! And the schools are closed! Time for some quality family time! Maybe a trip to the library! Sorry, guys. Snow is evil. Ice covering your car is even worse. And if you're planning a trip to the library today, take note: only five branches are open, with truncated hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Central Library, 400 Cathedral Street

Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue

Pennsylvania Avenue Branch, 1531 West North Avenue

Light Street Branch, 1251 Light Street

Hamilton Branch, 5910 Harford Road

My advice? Stay inside until April. And if you must go outside, stay bundled up and safe, Read Streeters!

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Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.

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