Cape librarian gains recognition in state for creative changes

Friday, April 16, 2004

Every weekday morning at 11, Jared Ritter walks through the double doors of the Central Middle School library in Cape Girardeau. He grabs a chess set from the antique Coca-Cola cooler-turned-makeshift-bar and sits down at the 1950s diner-style table to match strategies with a couple of his friends. This is his recess.

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