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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Public Library main branch is recognizing 150 years in operation.
A public anniversary celebration is planned from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the building in Detroit's Midtown.
The library opened in 1865 at what was Capitol High School downtown. The one-room library had a collection of 5,000 books. It now has more than 7 million volumes in the main building on Woodward and 21 neighborhood branches.
Executive Director Jo Anne Mondowney tells MLive.com (http://bit.ly/1AP6pxS ) that the library "has served as the community's living room, a place for education, exploration and inspiration."
The 100th anniversary of the library system's Burton Historical Collection, 75th anniversary of its Bookmobile program and 50th anniversary of the Junior Great books literacy program also will be celebrated this year.
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