"The first fundraiser planned by the Worcester Public Library Foundation will be held in September. The goal will be to raise monies to begin the crucial restoration of rare materials. An evening program with a dinner and readings by several authors with Worcester or Massachusetts connections will be offered. Among the authors who will read from their own books are Dennis Lehane, author of “Mystic River,” John Dufresne, Adria Bernardi and Thomas Christopher Greene. "

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