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Melanie Townsend Diggs, 2016 awardee of the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity, joins Kathryn and Emma to talk about episode 2.08, “Ron and Tammy”. Melanie shares her story about keeping her library branch open after intense protests following Baltimore resident Freddie Gray’s death in police custody. We discuss how libraries serve as venue to address social disparities and how women use and capitalize on their power in public service. We also add Sadie Peterson Delaney, celebrated librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, Ala., to the Wall of Inspirational Women.