Libraries are rife with contradictions. Imposing, grand, and even somber from the outside, they have a personality full of the solid satisfaction of hard-back books; physical, tangible knowledge; and most importantly, kind librarians. In attempting to figure out what kinds of knowledge Kirksville’s local resources could offer, I asked the front desk of the library, […]

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