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burnbaby

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13. very true

Reply to nocalflea (Reply #4)

Tue May 2, 2017, 08:17 AM

May 2017

There was a time I felt no need for libraries because we all have laptops (or so I thought) and could read and do research on anything and everything. Then I became unemployed for a bit, my laptop broke and I went to the library. I had forgotten the euphoric feeling of walking through a library and seeing all those books and the history around the library. Friendly people to help answer questions and of course the computers for public use and to quote you is it "a truly great service"

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