Staff at Motherwell Library seek friends and family of late Wishaw-born benefactor

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An appeal has gone out to find friends and family of a Wishaw woman who left almost £190,000 to Motherwell Library in her will.

Letitia McKell left her hometown and moved to America in 1945 but never forgot the area she grew up in.Now, as the refurbishment of the library nears completion, friends and family of Mrs McKell (nee Milligan) are being invited to the opening to share in her memory.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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