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Tuesday is time for toddlers at Platt Library in Tampa

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Updated: September 3, 2014 at 02:27 AM

SAM OWENS | Times

Children's librarian Frank Harrison of the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library in Tampa reads Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming and G. Brian Karas to youngsters and their parents during toddler time on Tuesday. The event, with songs and stories, is held at 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday at the library, 3910 S Manhattan Ave. Visit hcplc.org.

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