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- 1 2 3 Emily Niedermeyer (March 16, 2023). "'It's sweet when puppets remain alive': Boston puppet library animates local events". The Huntington News.
- ↑ "Puppeteering workshop offered". Xenia Daily Gazette. April 9, 1996. p. 3.
- 1 2 3 Cristela Guerra (July 1, 2016). "Borrow a bit of magic from Boston's Puppet Free Library". Boston Globe.
- 1 2 Kana Ruhalter; Arun Rath (February 26, 2024). "Boston's free puppet library features creations the founder 'dreamed into existence'". WGBH.
- ↑ Ira Kantor (Fall 2007). "Creations From The Cooperative" (PDF). Puppetry International. p. 35-37.
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