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https://www.highpoint.edu/library/files/2021/04/lib4.jpg468312According to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, there are around 2.8 million libraries worldwide. Most of those (2.2 million) are school libraries, over 410,000 are public libraries, and a whopping 85,623 are academic libraries, like those found here at High Point University. Globally, libraries serve essential functions in promoting same access to...