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Veronda Pitchford, from San Francisco, Calif., and Califa Group, states that if you go to a legislator and the first thing they say is, 'When I was a kid,' you're dead, implying they haven't been in a library recently.
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Veronda Pitchford states that legislators who reference their childhood library experiences likely haven't visited a library recently.
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Veronda Pitchford
Context Type
News Article
Context Details
{
    "person": "Veronda Pitchford",
    "location": "San Francisco, California",
    "organization": "Califa Group"
}
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Funding Libraries Legislators
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2f28db20-d322-4170-bac5-7a9226739103
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Created
October 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM (1 week ago)
Last Updated
October 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM (1 week ago)

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