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		dustincoates 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Reading Rainbow” was created to combat summer rea... You can have small towns with libraries in the US, too. Flatonia, TX has a population of 1,300 and has a public library. There are probably even smaller towns, but I know Flatonia has one because I've been there.

HankStallone 3 months ago [–]

There's a town near me that has a population of 1100 and a nice small library. And there's state-wide interlibrary loan, so small-town libraries can get you anything the bigger ones have.

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