It survived a suggested budget cut — and is helping to keep the Dixwell neighborhood going.
People in Dixwell rallied earlier this month when Mayor John DeStefano suggested that he might proposed shutting down the Stetson Branch Library in order to save money in a tight budget year.
Reel News reporters Miya Brooks and Bianka O’Bryan, who attend New Haven public high schools, investigated the role Stetson plays in the community.
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(Reel News is a joint project of Youth Rights Media and the New Haven Independent. Click here for previous reports.)