Lost
Lost: porcelain dolls near Athens Public Library
outside Athens Public Library
Lost
listing
Posted
14 days
ago
Description
I’m posting because I realized my dolls are missing. I was sitting on a bench outside the Athens Public Library on Court Street around 9:20 p.m. last Tuesday after a long tutoring session, and I must have left the tote with them on the seat. They’re two porcelain dolls, one with a lavender dress and the other in a soft pink coat, about 12 inches tall, with tiny painted features. They’re irreplaceable to me—part of a childhood collection—and I’d be grateful if someone found them and kept them safe until I could get them back.
Approximate last-seen location
outside Athens Public Library
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