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CHECK ’EM OUT! A COLLECTION OF EXTRAORDINARY LIBRARIES

All around the world, people visit libraries in their cities, towns, and neighborhoods. Libraries with shelves teeming with books. Libraries with puppets for play. Even libraries with tools to loan. But some libraries are unique in how they deliver books, what’s inside, or where they’re located. Check out these unusual libraries from around the world, then take a look at everything your local library offers.

1 Out of This World

In 2019, an Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon. It carried some unusual cargo—a library. This library, known as The Lunar Library, is a project of the Arch Mission Foundation, whose goal

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