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Libraries build community, but today's community is a global one.  Many of today's library users have immigrated from other countries.  Many routinely travel for pleasure and conduct business abroad.  Becoming a Sister Library is an opportunity to build relationships with libraries in other cultures that can help us learn, understand and better serve our own community.

Sarah Ann Long
President, 1999-2000
American Library Association

 

 



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