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Apr16Event Week of the Young Child Book Giveaway ImageApr 16 | 12:00AM - 11:59PMTopeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryWeek of the Young Child Book GiveawayApr16Event Our Stories: African American Topeka Before and After Brown ImageApr 16 | 9:00AM - 9:00PMAlice C. Sabatini Gallery 110ABOur Stories: African American Topeka Before and After BrownApr16Event Building Readers: Totally 2s ImageApr 16 | 10:30AM - 11:00AMLingo Story Room 121Building Readers: Totally 2sApr16Event TRIO Educational Opportunity Center ImageApr 16 | 1:00PM - 6:00PMTopeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryTRIO Educational Opportunity Center
 
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