Alec Baldwin gets key to the city

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Alec Baldwin gets key to the city

Baldwin donated $10,000 to the Adams Memorial Library in Central Falls in 2011 after he read a New York Times story.

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Published: Mon 9 Jun 2014, 10:51 AM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 5:45 PM

Alec Baldwin has received the key to Rhode Island’s smallest city for his donations to help reopen the financially struggling city’s library.

Baldwin donated $10,000 to the Adams Memorial Library in Central Falls in 2011 after he read a New York Times story about how it was forced to close because of financial problems. He gave another $5,000 in 2012. The 1-square-mile (2.6-square-kilometre) city emerged from bankruptcy that year.

Baldwin’s visit on Saturday was his first to the library.

Library director Joel Pettit says Baldwin accepted the key from the mayor on the library steps. He was headlining a fundraiser on Saturday night in nearby Providence for the library. Pettit said Baldwin is a great guy, and he’s hopeful the event will bring attention to the importance of libraries.


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