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Library Director Keenon McCloy joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar
Keenon McCloy, director of the Memphis Public Libraries, talks about the thousands of calls the library system receives that have nothing to do with books. (Daily Memphian file)
Eric Barnes
Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
Director Keenon McCloy discusses the tens of thousands of calls the Memphis Public Libraries receives gets each year that have nothing to do with books.
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