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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">April 23, 2018</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4F5452">The Institute of Museum and Library Services today released the latest data from its 2016 Public Libraries Survey. The Public Libraries Survey examines key indicators of
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