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offering them Ā£5,000 fund a āfree library without any charges and open to all denominationsā for the local community. In
October 1887 the local YMCA asked the public for donations to help further fund the first library in the area. After a successful fundraising the Dollar Free Library opened in
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Falkirk Town
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