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Gen Z falls for the quiet charms of the public library

Henry Earls dresses up to go to the library. He picks out cosy knitted sweaters and accessories with well-worn copies of classic books. Earls looks like an adjunct English professor – or an extra in the movie Saltburn.

“I want to cultivate an aesthetic when I go to the library,” the 20-year-old Cooper Union art student said. “And, honestly, I dress up to see if someone will come up

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