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¢They are future tax-payers and future library supporters.
¢This is the way teens seek, share and recommend information
¢We want libraries to remain relevant
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This service – this way of communicating – is not going away.  Teens will demand this type of service and they are our future tax payers.  If they see the library as irrelevant when they are young, they are less likely to vote for library issues when they are of voting age – or they are less likely to take their children to the library for story times, etc.