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Author Shares Her Memories of the Lorain Public Library AKA Toni Morrison’s Library (Part 3 My First Grade Teacher Ms DiFilippo and Her Friend)
by Rachel Bennett Steury
  • July 6, 2026
  • 3 mins story
Toni Morrison Garfield Elementary Garfield Traditional Academy Rosemary Difilippo Lorain Ohio
1. What story can you tell about a unique, compelling, or interesting person, either in the past or present, and how they impacted your life, your family, the community, or the lives of others?
1983/1984 First Grade Class at Garfield Elementary with Ms DiFilippo
circa 1982 Ms Difilippo in her classroom at Garfield Elementary
circa 1992 Ms Difilippo, Ms Pierce and Rachel on 9th Street in Lorain.
2006 Rachel and Ms DiFilippo in her home.
2026 Toni Morrison Reading Room Display in Lorain Public Library
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