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GRACE MAIORANO/South Philly Review
Last week, children in second to sixth grade gathered at the South Philadelphia Library to participate in GSK Science in the Summer – a series of educational enrichment programs for children in second to sixth grades hosted at libraries across Philadelphia and its neighboring counties.
GSK, Franklin Institute STEM program visits library Local students learned about the human body at the South Philadelphia Library last week By Grace Maiorano 6287+ 3+,//< 5(9,(:
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