Toni Morrison prepares to open the Toni Morrison Reading Room

Toni Morrison laughs as she cuts the ribbon to the new Toni Morrison Reading Room at the Main branch of the Lorain Public Library System, January 22, 1995. With her are poet Sonia Sanchez, son Harold "Ford" Morrison, and nephew Kenneth "Kenny" Brooks (far left of photo). Lorain Public Library System board president Norman Herschelman stands to the right of Kenneth Brooks.
Toni Morrison cuts the ribbon to the new Toni Morrison Reading Room at the Lorain Public Library, January 22, 1995
Jim Kolaczko | January 22, 1995 | Source: Lorain Public Library System
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Toni Morrison cuts the ribbon to the new Toni Morrison Reading Room of the Lorain Public Library System (Main branch) on January 22, 1995.

With her are her son Harold "Ford" Morrison and poet Sonia Sanchez. Library board president Norman Herschelman is also pictured. Public relations staff member Ellen Partridge is to the immediate left of Toni Morrison. Kenneth Brooks, the nephew of Toni Morrison, is standing at the far left of the photo.

Photograph by Jim Kolaszko.

~ Kolaczko, Jim, “Toni Morrison prepares to open the Toni Morrison Reading Room,” Lorain County Memory, accessed June 26, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/677.

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Toni Morrison prepares to open the Toni Morrison Reading Room

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Toni Morrison cuts the ribbon to the new Toni Morrison Reading Room of the Lorain Public Library System (Main branch) on January 22, 1995.

With her are her son Harold "Ford" Morrison and poet Sonia Sanchez. Library board president Norman Herschelman is also pictured. Public relations staff member Ellen Partridge is to the immediate left of Toni Morrison. Kenneth Brooks, the nephew of Toni Morrison, is standing at the far left of the photo.

Photograph by Jim Kolaszko.

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Kolaczko, Jim

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Lorain Public Library System

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1995-01-22

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