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Ah, I remember the microfiche days. I spent one summer working for my history professor, and I would spend hours sifting through 19th-century Texas newspapers, searching for articles about a prominent Socialist from that era. Google was around then, but libraries were only just starting to digitize.

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That is very specific and curious! Our local libraries have an English learner program and and my wife tutors there a couple of times a week. Maintaining that third place spot is important

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I feel an urge to drive to a big university library just to walk amongst the shelves.

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