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Bed-Stuy parents protest library's early close

LONG story short — these parents are sick of clipped hours at their neighborhood library.

Nearly 50 parents and education advocates from Bedford-Stuyvesant protested Wednesday outside the Marcy Library, which has been closing at 1 p.m. since mid-July due to a busted air conditioner.

“With the library’s shorter hours, we’re losing valuable time that could have been spent on school work,” said Keba Austin, a 19-year-old mother who studies for her GED at the public library.

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