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[quote=Anonymous]No disrespect to all the anonymous experts chiming in but I’m gonna go with what the American Library Association has to say about all this. [b]"Poor and/or Homeless Library Patrons"[/b] People experiencing poverty or homelessness constitute a significant portion of users in many libraries today and this population provides libraries with an important opportunity to change lives. As the numbers of poor children, adults, and families in America rises, so does the urgent need for libraries to effectively respond to their needs. Access to library and information resources, services, and technologies is essential for all people, especially the economically disadvantaged, who may experience isolation, discrimination and prejudice or barriers to education, employment, and housing. [url]http://www.ala.org/tools/atoz/poor-andor-homeless-library-patrons[/url][/quote]
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