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<branch>
  <address1>140 E. Bridge St.</address1>
  <address2></address2>
  <address3></address3>
  <city>Rockford</city>
  <description>!/assets/krause_hours.jpg!

*Branch Manager:* Jennifer German

&lt;strong&gt;Branch Amenities:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Early Literacy area&lt;/li&gt;  
  &lt;li&gt;Teen area&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Wireless internet&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Color copier&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Public computers with online catalog, Internet,  word processing, and other software&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Community meeting room&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Some History:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
The Rockford  branch library can trace its library roots back to the 1870s in a building on Courtland Street.  The Krause Memorial Library has been in its current location since 1937 and was  made possible through the generous donation of G. Adolph Krause. Mr. Krause and  his descendants have continued to support the library through expansions and an  Endowment Fund. The library has been expanded twice&#8212;in 1963 &amp;amp; 1989&#8212;and  today is 8,555 square feet. It houses a collection of over 45,000 items.</description>
  <id type="integer">13</id>
  <latitude>43.120657999999999</latitude>
  <longitude>-85.555429000000004</longitude>
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  <name>Krause Memorial Branch</name>
  <phone>616-784-2007</phone>
  <state>MI</state>
  <zip>49341</zip>
</branch>
