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Why more public libraries are doubling as food distribution hubs

  • Written by Noah Lenstra, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
imageThe Los Angeles Regional Food Bank held a distribution event at the LA county library's headquarters on Jan. 22, 2021.Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group via Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images

In the summer of 2021, public libraries everywhere, from Idaho and Oklahoma to Tennessee and Arizona, will offer free meals to families with children in...

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