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Shelf Life: The Power of the Public Library

by Josiah Hesse

Apr 15, 2025
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After being diagnosed with agoraphobia, I thought I should get to the library.

I’d been working as a freelance journalist and author for more than a decade, doing most of my work from home, rarely interacting with other humans beyond a phone call. I’d achieved the career success I’d dreamed of in my 20s, yet was wildly unhappy, growing anxious and parano…

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