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Some unhappy with options for new name of former Cesar Chavez Library

Library board members want names honoring farmworkers included

The Phoenix Public Library has put out five options for the new name of the former Cesar Chavez Library branch, but some members of the Library Advisory Board want more options.

Phoenix City Council voted to strip Cesar Chavez’s name from all city property after allegations emerged last month that the labor leader sexually abused girls and women.

A painting of Cesar Chavez was donated to the Phoenix Public Library in 2017.
A painting of Cesar Chavez was donated to the Phoenix Public Library in 2017.
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