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96<style id="library_bookshelves-frontend-inline-css">
97.bookshelf {
98	margin-top: auto;
99	margin-left: auto;
100	margin-right: auto;
101	margin-bottom: auto;
102}
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105	border-radius: ;
106	vertical-align: ;	
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131	right: -5px !important;
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135	bottom: -50px !important;
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206Click the help icon above to learn more.
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212    border-top: 1px solid #dbdbdb;
213    margin: 0;
214    padding: 3px 0;
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220    background-color: #eee;
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222    cursor: pointer;
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228    transition: 0.4s;
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232button.accordion.active, button.accordion:hover {
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237div.panel {
238    padding: 0 18px;
239    background-color: white;
240    display: none;
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243.page-id-4370 .site-header,
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245    display: none;
246}
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248.page-id-6406 .site-header, .page-id-6406 .site-footer { display: none !important; }
249
250.menu-item-11014 {
251		background-color: darkgreen;
252		border-radius: 5px;
253}
254@charset "UTF-8";
255/* CSS Document */
256
257/* All the classes used for the booklist output */
258
259/* styling for all fields of book list */
260a.title
261{
262   font-size:110%;
263}
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265.author
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269.publisher
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274.pubdate
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284.description
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316}
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318.oclc
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326.active
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334.circ_mod
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338.status
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342.status_change
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346.in_house
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350.checkin
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354.circs
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358.public_note
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362.staff_note
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365
366.ytd_crcs
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369
370.label
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372   font-weight:bold;
373   padding-right:.25em;
374}
375
376a.amazon_link
377{
378   text-decoration:underline;
379   font-size:80%;
380}
381
382/* styling for the cover image */
383
384img.cover
385{
386   width:90%;
387}
388
389/* styling needed for the Block layout */
390
391ol
392{
393   width:98%;
394   margin-left:1.5em;
395}
396
397ul.block
398{
399   width:98%;
400   margin-left:1.5em;
401   list-style:none;
402}
403
404hr 
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406   width:90%;
407   float:left;
408}
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410li.book_list
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412   width:98%;
413}
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415.book_block
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417   margin:0.1em 1em 0.5em 0;
418   display: inline-block;
419   width:90%;
420}
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422.book_attr
423{
424   width: 75%;
425   display: inline-block;
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659<h2 class="wp-block-heading">About The Salem Public Library</h2>
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667<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Salem Public Library is located in the McIntire Historic District of Salem, Massachusetts in an 1855 renovated brick mansion originally owned by sea merchant <a href="https://salempl.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bertram,_John"><strong>John Bertram</strong></a>. The library is part of the <a href="https://www.noblenet.org/"><strong>North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)</strong></a>, a consortium of 25 public and academic libraries in the surrounding area.</p>
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671<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Address:</strong> 370 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970<br>Street parking along Essex Street between Boston and Beckford Streets.<br>MBTA bus stop, &#8220;Essex St opp. Monroe St,&#8221; is in front of the library, served by bus route <a href="https://www.mbta.com/schedules/450/line">450</a>.<br><strong>Phone:</strong> 978-744-0860<br><strong>Email:</strong> [email protected]<br><strong>Directions:</strong> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Salem+Public+Library/@42.5198074,-70.9040596,17.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e31479356e860f:0xf1fe979bccef9c38!8m2!3d42.5202705!4d-70.9032029"><strong>Google Map</strong></a><br><strong>Public Transportation:</strong> Visit <a href="https://www.mbta.com/"><strong>MBTA website</strong></a> for more information.</p>
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700<b>Staff:</b><br>
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725<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;To provide quality public service at the Salem Public Library in a reliable, caring, and cost-effective manner; to satisfy Salem Public Library patrons by delivering a level of service that exceeds our patrons&#8217; expectations and to achieve consistent upward growth in the total quality of our Salem Public Library services and collections<a href="https://is.gd/DtIcGp">.</a>&#8220;</p>
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769			Friday - Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM<br>
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783		<th class="day-name">Monday, October 12 - Indigenous Peoples’ Day</th>
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791		<th class="day-name">Wednesday, November 11 - Veterans’ Day</th>
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