GPPL welcomes new librarians
Lisa Burns is the new teen librarian. There are some new faces at the Grosse Pointe Public Library’s service desk. Lisa Burns, Adam Pecar and Alexis Smith joined the GPPL as the new teen librarian, DREAM Lab librarian and emerging technologies librarian, respectively. Jeff Maurer moved from a substitute librarian to a part-time librarian. Burns,
grossepointenews.comFive Black businesses making a difference in their communities and thriving despite COVID-19
It's been adopted nationwide by Black businesses looking to uplift those around them during a pandemic that has devastated the Black community. One Black women-owned coffee shop in San Jose, California, chose to process those moments with radical transparency. "Black and Brown people are prominent on the farming side," Portrait Coffee co-founder Marcus Hollinger told CBS News. Forty Acres Fresh Market found its way into the Black community through a surprising avenue — public transit. Likewise, Portrait Coffee and Forty Acres Fresh Market can't wait to be fully operational.
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