America needs "third places" like our libraries more than we ever have, both functionally and philosophically.

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By Alesha Woods Rowan Public Library Rowan Public Library has been offering Virtual Author Talks since July 2022 and will soon be celebrating the 100th Virtual Author Talk. This free series offers ...

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By 1825, the founders had a three-story building on the corner of Henry and Cranberry streets for the Brooklyn Apprentices’ Library. A teenage Walt Whitman was acting librarian there in 1835.

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