Dial This Number And A Brooklyn Librarian Will Read You A Poem

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George Joseph
WNYC News | Dec 18, 2020

Since the start of the pandemic, the Brooklyn Public Library has maintained a phone line you can call to hear poems and stories. Now, the program features obituaries to honor those who have passed away from Covid-19. The obituaries come from "Missing Them," a project of the news organization The City.

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