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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Free to Be]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? Natural rights that we all have regardless of culture, nationality, or politics<br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? My great grandparents escaped religious persecution in Europe and found freedom to practice their religion in America <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?  Unity in place of division]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Cohen%2C+Scott">Cohen, Scott</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-28]]></dcterms:date>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17899">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Starred Sparkle]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? the happiness of the 4th<br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? stars are forth of July <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?  the pretty sparkles]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Snyder%2C+Celia">Snyder, Celia</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-29]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[America]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? America<br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? to celebrate <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?  Freedom]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Amelia">Amelia</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-29]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Giraffe square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=G.%2C+Grace">G., Grace</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-27]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Night time in Buffalo /]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? The sun is outside in the night time in Buffalo, NY. <br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? I like the city &amp; the sun. <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=G.%2C+Grace">G., Grace</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-26]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Untitled quilt square]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Untitled quilt square]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Untitled quilt square]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[To Bigotry No Sanction]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? Jewish values that we hold dear<br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? The mission statement defines who we are and the long held values important to us <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?  A understanding of our Jewish values helping to bridge the way we are seen in our community of Erie County]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Jadd%2C+Ellen">Jadd, Ellen</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-24]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fire and Ice]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? In an abstract sense, identity, astrology. But really it is the conrasts and duality of a pisces. <br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? It is my astroogical sign and it makes me reflect on myself. I really also found the pisces itself meditative. <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?  Well the background may easily be interpreted as water but it also feels like space, or anything considered vast, deep, unpredictable]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Louis-Charles%2C+Rayel">Louis-Charles, Rayel</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-26]]></dcterms:date>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17890">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Flowers Make Me Happy]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? Flowers<br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? Because they make me happy <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?  I want people to feel happy being American]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Ackerman%2C+Nancy+Hirsch">Ackerman, Nancy Hirsch</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-24]]></dcterms:date>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17889">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[News 4]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? We crafted this square during a story about this project<br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? We tried to creat our channel 4 mic flag <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?  We hope viewers tune into the story]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Hope+Winter+and+Alexa+Beck">Hope Winter and Alexa Beck</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[image/jpeg]]></dcterms:format>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17888">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Home is Where the Heart is!]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Participants of the We the People Community Quilt project were asked to answer a number of questions regarding their quilt square. <br />
1. What does your square represent? Once upon a time there was a little girl. This is the magic house, her mom&#039;s house. <br />
2. Why did you choose these symbols? Day and Night <br />
3. What do you hope viewers notice or feel?]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Doran%2C+Amoura">Doran, Amoura</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026-06-15]]></dcterms:date>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17887">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Untitled quilt square]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Buffalo and &amp; Erie County Public Library (Publisher of Digital)]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[image/jpeg]]></dcterms:format>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17818">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Letter from Abraham Lincoln to the Secretary of the Treasury November 1863 ]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Lincoln%2C+Abraham%2C+1809-1865.+Gettysburg+address.">Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Written just two days before delivering the Gettysburg address on November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln expresses surprise that Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase missed a Cabinet meeting convened to discuss the planned trip to Pennsylvania.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Lincoln%2C+Abraham%2C+1809-1865">Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[1863]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=44&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=eng">eng</a>]]></dcterms:language>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Gluck Collection: Lincoln, Abraham 1863]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17817">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Workforce Literacy Center Class Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Buffalo Schools Adult Education ESOL classes contributed two squares representing their learning community. Adult education students include parents, grandparents, workforce members, small business owners, members of diverse faith communities, and friends.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Ms.+Maria+Eley%27s+ESL+Class+at+the+Buffalo+Schools+Adult+Education+Division">Ms. Maria Eley&#039;s ESL Class at the Buffalo Schools Adult Education Division</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%0D%0A%0D%0A">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)<br />
<br />
</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.<br />
<br />
]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[https://www.buffaloschools.org/o/dept-adult-ed]]></dcterms:relation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17816">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Communities of Care Project Quilt Square  Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The Communities of Care quilt square honors the voices of people with disabilities and the caregivers, family members, and community members who support them. The square features quotes tucked into pockets, symbolizing the ways personal stories and lived experiences are often overlooked or hidden from public view. Visitors are invited to take out a card and listen to perspectives that reflect the complexity, depth, dignity, and humanity of every life experience.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Communities+of+Care+Project">Communities of Care Project</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[https://www.buffalo.edu/communities-of-care.html]]></dcterms:relation>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17815">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Lackawanna Family, 1956]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A young family pictured in 1956 on South Park Ave. Part of the Hispanic Heritage Council Collection.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Hispanic+Heritage+Organization+of+WNY">Hispanic Heritage Organization of WNY</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[https://omeka.buffalolib.org/collections/show/2]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17814">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Wedding photo, 1915]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A 1915 wedding photo from Buffalo&#039;s Polish Community. Notice the initials of the two joining families created in flowers.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Polish+Genealogical+Society+of+New+York+State">Polish Genealogical Society of New York State</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[https://pgsnys.online/<br />
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17813">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Hot Time on the Terrace Playground-- Start of the 100 Yard Dash]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[[Scrapbook image, Buffalo playground]]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Children of all ages jostle to be first in line for the 100-yard dash at the the first public playground in Buffalo at the Terrace. At its opening it was said that some 1500 children visited the playground daily.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Buffalo+Times">Buffalo Times</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[June 22, 1902]]></dcterms:date>
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