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Internet access in public libraries is as common as books. Almost all public library outlets offer public access to the Internet.

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Internet access in public libraries is as common as books. Almost all public library outlets offer public access to the Internet.
Public libraries offering Internet access have Internet use policies.
For people without computers at home, work or school, libraries are the number one point of access to the Internet.
Research has shown filters block at least one out of five sites containing legal, useful information. They failed to block an average of 20 percent of material defined as undesirable.

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