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      • November 20, 2020: Which group of people invented rubber in 1600 BC?
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      • October 23, 2020: What three computer keys will reopen all recently closed tabs if you press them at the same time using the Chrome browser on a PC or Chromebook?
      • October 30, 2020: What insect caused the first identified “computer bug” in 1947?
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Westbrook, CT 06498

Phone: 860 399-6422
General Inquiries: library@westbrooklibrary.org
Timothy Kellogg, Library Director: tkellogg@westbrooklibrary.org
Ariel Wander, Public Service Librarian: awander@westbrooklibrary.org
Tricia Carlin, Children’s Librarian: tcarlin@westbrooklibrary.org

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Westbrook Public Library
61 Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook, CT 06498
Telephone: 860-399-6422
General Inquiries: library@westbrooklibrary.org
Library Director: tkellogg@westbrooklibrary.org

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