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Libraries on the front lines of the homelessness crisis in the United States

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Authors: The Conversation

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Libraries are increasingly a sanctuary for people who are homeless or mentally ill. We wondered how libraries function on the front lines of social service provision.

Prevalence of homelessness in the United States

On any given night in 2014, over half a million people in...

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