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Dec30Event Up from the Roots: Growing Our Connections with Nature ImageDec 30 | 9:00AM - 9:00PMUp from the Roots: Growing Our Connections with NatureTopeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Alice C. Sabatini GalleryDec31Dec 31 | 9:00AM - 9:00PMLibrary Closed for New Year's Eve & New Year's DayTopeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryJan1Jan 1 | 9:00AM - 9:00PMLibrary Closed for New Year's Eve & New Year's DayTopeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryJan2Event Up from the Roots: Growing Our Connections with Nature ImageJan 2 | 9:00AM - 9:00PMUp from the Roots: Growing Our Connections with NatureTopeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery
 
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