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From Chapter One:
‘The public library, the local gateway to knowledge, provides a basic condition for lifelong learning, independent decision-making and cultural development of the individual and social groups.’
(IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto, 1994)

Source: International Federation of Library Associations (prepared by a working group chaired by Philip Gill on behalf of the Public Libraries Section)

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