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Elmhurst school librarian turns page adapting to pandemic KATLYN SMITH, Daily Herald FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst, Ill. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald via AP)Brian Hill/APShow MoreShow Less 2of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst, Ill. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald via AP)Brian Hill/APShow MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Bl...

Emerson Elementary School librarian Lauren Blanford poses for a photo Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021 in Elmhurst. BRIAN HILL, DAILY HERALD VIA AP ELMHURST — Lauren Blanford had finished reading the childrens picture book "The Undefeated" when a student raised a hand. "Mrs. Blanford, what was that book about?" "Its about Black people," another student said. "Its about love," one of their classmates said. Over the past year, the pandemic has forced Blanford to rethink almost every aspec...