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Gen Z and Millennials have an Unlikely Love Affair Gen Z and Millennials have an Unlikely Love Affair with their Local Libraries with their Local Libraries
Kathi Inman Berens
Portland State University, [email protected]
Rachel Noorda
Portland State University, [email protected]
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Berens, Kathi Inman and Rachel Noorda. "Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries." _The Conversation_ https://theconversation.com/gen-z-and-millennials-have-an-unlikely-love- affair-with-their-local-libraries-220632
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