Trib Local: Branch libraries survive another six months

Evanston’s North and South Branch libraries will remain open at least through February after a reprieve granted Monday by the city council, which had planned to close them in August.

City council members voted to keep the two branches open after learning that the Evanston Public Library Friends, a non-profit group determined to save the branches, has accomplished its goal of raising $168,000 to fund another six months of operations.

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