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Yasmin Haddad Business
Wrenhaven Credit Union opens counters inside branch libraries
Why it matters: Members in four neighbourhoods without a bank branch can now pay in savings, ask about loans and get help with budgeting on the same visit as borrowing a book.
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Isabel Duarte Culture
Central Library reopens after renovation with a late-night reading room
Why it matters: After eighteen months behind scaffolding, the Central Library on Old Quay is open again, with a repaired roof, a digitised harbour archive and a reading room that stays open until midnight.
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Freya Collins Technology
Libraries lend laptops and run digital skills classes for older residents
Why it matters: Residents can now borrow a laptop for up to three weeks and join small weekly classes on everything from video calls to spotting online scams.
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Elena Sokolova 10 photos Culture
The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence
Why it matters: From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms.
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Margaret Ellison Culture
The library is the last free living room in town
Why it matters: One of the few places where we can sit for hours without buying anything, the public library now holds far more than books.
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