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Beginning
November 1, the Annapolis Valley Regional Library is offering LIVE online
Homework
help powered by Tutor.com from 3 PM – midnight, 7 days a week. Anyone
with
a library card and internet access can use it from home or from their mobile
devices.
It
can be used inside the library as well.
Our
live Homework Help can help students be better prepared for class each day by
providing
one-to-one assistance right when they need it most, at homework time. How
does
it work? Using your library card, log on and a tutor will assist you with math,
science,
language arts, and social studies homework. Adults returning to school and
college
students can use it as well, plus there are other resources available 24/7 to
help
you find the answers and study for exams. Tutor.com provides high-quality
online
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Tutor.com
to give patrons access to live, online tutoring and resumé help as well as
thousands
of academic and career resources.
95%
of students who use Tutor.com say it helps them complete their homework and
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Tutoring
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Annapolis Valley Regional Library introduces new bookmobile
Published on September 17, 2013
This new bookmobile will be hard to miss when it pulls into
town. (Submitted photo)
There’s a
new red-hot vehicle travelling Valley roads this month. The Annapolis Valley
Regional Library recently purchased a new bookmobile to serve rural residents.
“We found
the bookmobile bus was too large and too costly to continue running, plus it
was coming to the end of its life span,” said Regional Librarian Frances Newman
in a prepared statement. “A minivan was too small so we needed to find a happy
medium.”
The
solution was found by customizing a Mercedes Sprinter van. Sprinter vans
are high enough that people can stand up inside them and come in various sizes.
It’s the same kind of large van used by Fedex.
With Blue
Efficiency technology, this vehicle will provide a much more economical way for
the regional library to provide outreach services to its rural residents.
Scotia
Emergency Vehicle Systems customized the interior of the van complete with removable
book carts, a checkout desk, and an awning for storytimes. The flexibility of
the new vehicle allows the library to serve a variety of users with one
vehicle. Previously, a bookmobile bus was used for community stops and a van
was used to deliver to institutions and satellite sites.
Designed
with bold graphics and the tagline “Driven to Read” the new bookmobile stands
out and will serve as a marketing tool for the library as well. The new and
improved bookmobile was due on the roads Sept. 17.
For more
information about the library’s outreach services, check outwww.valleylibrary.ca or call 1-866-922-0229.
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Annapolis Valley Regional Library sets up homework helpline
By MNN. Last updated: 2013-10-31 05:44:21
A new live online homework
help service offered by Annapolis Valley Regional Library is proving to be a
hit with students.
It's powered by tutor.com,
and will be available for anyone with a library card between the hours of
3:00PM to midnight 7 days a week.
The service is designed to
help students in grade school up to Grade 12 in subjects such as math, science,
English, social studies, and writing, but also provides resources for college
students, adult education students, even job-related services such as resume
help and career resources.
95% of students who have used
the service say it has helped them complete their assignments and improve their
grades.
The service goes online
Friday at tutor.com, and a launch party will take place next Wednesday,
November 6 at the Kentville Library between 3:00 and 5:00PM
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Our
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memorandum 2 loved family members who loved 2 read and peruse the library....
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SPONSOR
A LIBRARY PROGRAM-
We
welcome interest from community groups, organizations, or individuals.
Library
staff will be happy to talk with you about the
types
of programs
available
for sponsorship.
Sample
Program Packages:
Sample
#1 — A $200-$500 donation will pay for a special event for either children or
adults. (Examples: author visit, writing workshop, clown, storyteller, magic
show)
Sample
#2— $350 will allow us to do an 8-week children’s program series (once weekly)
at the public library.
Sample
#3— $2,000 will allow us to offer three 10-week children’s program series (once
weekly) plus several special events for children.
The
above are examples only. Any size cash donation is welcome. Cash donations to
assist with a program will be used first to fund or expand existing programs.
These programs include, but are not limited to, storytimes for babies,
toddlers, and preschoolers; after-school programs; art programs; teen programs;
the Summer Reading Program; author visits; and book discussion groups.
If
your group or organization is interested in sponsoring library programs, ask
about a presentation by library staff to discuss what we can do with your gift!
Stars
What
a worthwhile and satisfying donation to make!
Contact
Angela Reynolds or Wendy Trimper.
We
are a charitable organization and will issue tax deductible receipts.
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In
the age of ebooks and smart phones, Canadian libraries more popular than ever
It’s
a sunny fall afternoon — likely one of the last warm days this year — yet
Montreal’s largest library is buzzing.
The
Grande Bibliotheque’s rows of sofa chairs and sleek desks are packed with
people tapping on laptops, flipping through magazines, and yes, even reading
books.
Despite
the rise of smart phones and ebook readers, many Canadian libraries are busier
than ever.
And
the renaissance may be due in part to the very technology that was expected to
threaten their existence.
Across
the country, library usage is up 45 per cent over the past decade, from 16.6 to
24.1 transactions on average per capita, according to a recent report prepared
by Lumos Research for the Canadian Urban Libraries Council.
Much
of that growth has been driven by digital information.
The
use of electronic databases more than doubled, and Internet visits to library
websites and catalogues grew five-fold in the period, according to the report.
At
many libraries, there are now ebooks and electronic audiobooks available for
download to compatible e-readers, computers, MP3 players and smartphones, as
well as music and movies.
The
key to a library’s success, said Guy Berthiaume, director of the Grande
Bibliotheque, is to adapt with the times.
The
Montreal library now has 200,000 ebook titles available with plans for more on
the way.
The
big bonus? They’re automatically returned so there’s no late fees. And the
digital version of tomes like, say, War and Peace are a whole lot lighter.
They
can also be downloaded from home with the click of a mouse, though many choose
to visit the library for the atmosphere, Berthiaume said in an interview.
“We’re
more than stacks of books,” he said. “Of course we have books but we have much
more. We have cultural programming, electronics.”
The
Grande Bibliotheque, like many new megalibraries across the globe, was designed
to serve as a central meeting place.
Not
just to read, but to hold study groups, exhibitions and lectures. Berthiaume
calls libraries one of those rare “third places” that is free to the public,
and away from work and home.
At
the Grande Bibliotheque, membership has grown 17 per cent over five years. The
$142-million library, which opened in 2005, now has 286,000 active members and
3 million visits annually.
It’s
now the busiest library in the French-speaking world, he said.
Other
Canadian cities, including Halifax and Calgary, have committed to building
similarly large, central libraries.
Despite
their popularity, though, libraries have been on the chopping block in several
communities struggling to balance the budget.
The
issue reached a boiling point in Toronto this summer — though Mayor Rob Ford
retreated following widespread opposition and a very public feud with author
Margaret Atwood.
In
the end, though, the controversy in Toronto may have been a good thing for
defenders of libraries everywhere, uniting them like never before.
“Libraries
are one of those places that you use by yourself,” said Karen Adams, president
of the Canadian Library Association.
“I
think it was very good for libraries. You saw people supporting libraries as
they have never done in the past.”
Earlier
this month, a Montreal borough threatened to close a community library in an
effort to balance its budget.
But
it quickly backtracked after residents in the southwest neighbourhood protested
the move.
Jefferson
Gilbert of the Canadian Urban Libraries Council doesn’t believe the threatened
cuts are a targeted move — if anything, politicians in many jurisdictions are
reluctant to target what has become something of a sacred cow.
As
long as libraries continue to adapt to new technology and offer provide a space
for meeting, Berthiaume said, they will continue to play an important role in
communities.
“If
we defined ourselves as stacks of books, maybe the future would be menacing,”
he said.
“Since
we’re much more than that and we offer services, I think we’ll continue to play
an important role.”
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L’Encyclopédie
de l’histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia
Libraries
in Canada
[This
article was published in 1948. For the full citation, see the end of the
document.]
Early
History.
Canada
was probably the first British colony in which libraries were established. In
1779 a subscription library of about 2,000 volumes was founded at Quebec by a
group of officers and merchants, with the approval of the governorgeneral, Sir
Frederick Haldimand, who hoped by this means to unify the interests of the
French and English inhabitants. Previous to this there were known, in 1606, the
collection of Marc Lescarbot at Port Royal ; in 1700 at New York the first
public library on the continent; and about 1750 at Quebec the library of the
Jesuits. Subsequently legislative collections were established in 1791 in Upper
and in 1792 in Lower Canada ; and in 1796 the first public library was founded
in Montreal. In 1800 libraries were established in King's College, Nova Scotia,
and at Niagara, where the first public library in Upper Canada operated for
twenty years, in spite of losses during the War of 1812.
The
first quarter of the nineteenth century saw new libraries arising in the east
and an extension of the field westward, by means of the Hudson's Bay Company,
until in 1833 Vancouver was included. Library development in Upper and Lower
Canada at this period is closely associated with the establishment of
Mechanics' Institutes, based upon the English model and serving in the dual
capacity of providing lectures and reading matter in an organized attempt to
develop adult education. In 1857 there were 58 of these institutes in Upper
Canada. In 1895 the Public Libraries Act changed the institutes to public
libraries, and a new impetus was given to library development. In 1936 Ontario
led the Dominion in the number of public libraries. Statistics may be found in
the Survey of libraries in Canada, issued annually by the Dominion Bureau of
Statistics, Education Branch, Ottawa.
Public
Libraries.
In
comparison with the United States and England, Canada is not very well
represented in the field of public libraries, the greatest number being found
in Ontario, which has 468 libraries out of a total of 637. Of the 4,750,891
volumes in all Canadian public libraries, 3,192,075 are in Ontario, while the
circulation of that province accounts for 15,137,418 of the total 22,126,340.
Of the 1,100,923 borrowers using Canadian public libraries 761,592 are in
Ontario . More than half ($285,955) of the $421,142 spent on library books in
Canada was spent in the same province.
Public
libraries serve the population in cities, towns, and villages, but not in rural
areas. In the two provinces of Ontario and British Columbia the total urban
population approximates the population served by public libraries; the
population served by public libraries in Ontario is 2,153,016, while its urban
population is 2,095,992; and in British Columbia 365,172 of the 394,739 total
urban population has public library service. Of Canada's 5,572,058 total urban
population, 4,423,736 receive public library service.
In
the whole Dominion, Quebec is the province with the least public library
facilities, since the registered library borrowers in the communities served
amounts to only 2.4 per cent. of the total population. For the Dominion as a
whole, the percentage is just under 25 per cent.
In
the matter of per capita circulation in the towns and cities, 5 per cent. were
served in Canada in 1933 as against 4.76 per cent. in 1931; but the per capita
expenditure on books, periodicals, and binding has decreased from 12 cents in
1931 to 10 cents in 1933.
In
the matter of personnel, of the total of 891 librarians and assistants in 272
public libraries, only 329 have been trained, and they were on the staffs of
only 66 libraries. Here again, Ontario is numerically in the lead, with 261
trained librarians out of a total of 595; British Columbia, however, employs a
higher percentage of trained workers, as slightly more than half (26 out of 49)
of the librarians in that province are trained. In small libraries (under
10,000 vols.), the fewest trained librarians are found, as 200 libraries in
this class have only 15 trained librarians.
The
Toronto Public Library is the largest public library system in Canada and
serves a population of 631,207 (1931 census). It has central libraries for
reference, circulation, and books for boys and girls, as well as seventeen
branches containing 582,588 vols. In 1933 the 269,553 registered borrowers read
4,111,203 vols., and $88,145 was spent on books and periodicals. This is not
only the outstanding public library in Canada , but one which holds an
important place in the general rank of public libraries. Its high requirements
for its staff, its fine reference and circulating collections, its work with
boys and girls, are all notable features, and it has been fortunate in having
James Bain (q.v.) and George H. Locke as its librarians for half a century of
development and expansion.
The
Ottawa Public Library is important, as its public service is indicated by its
bilingual collection of books. A main library containing 123,838 vols. in
French and English and four branches serves a population of 126,872, of whom
27,693 are registered borrowers. W. J. Sykes, the librarian, who is retiring in
1936, has organized a readers' advisory service, and has arranged for the wide
distribution of printed reading lists.
The
Fort William Library has one branch, under the able direction of Miss Mary J.
L. Black. It contains 42,391 volumes for a population of 26,277, and in 1933 it
circulated 199,058 books to 8,000 borrowers, or 24.88 books per borrower. In
the same year its "sister city"; Port Arthur, circulated 28.5 books
to each borrower; and both libraries provided extensive service for
foreign-born groups.
Montreal
at present has no public library system, and its needs are only partially met
by the Civic Library, the Fraser Institute Library, the Mechanics' Institute
Library, and, in Westmount, by the Westmount Public Library.
Library
Training.
The
training of librarians and library assistants in Canada has recently made great
progress in organization and quality. At the beginning of the century it was
nonexistent: librarians were born and not made. In 1904 the first training was
given in a summer course established at McGill University by C. H. Gould.
To-day it is possible for an applicant to train in Canada for any type of
library work.
In
1911 a short course was established in Toronto by the minister of education for
Ontario, and was placed under the direction of the inspector of public
libraries. In 1916 the Ontario Library School was organized and, until 1928,
gave a three months' course of intensive training in library methods. It was
then attached to the Ontario College of Education, University of Toronto, and
the course was extended to one academic year, with an entrance requirement of
senior matriculation or its equivalent, for the purpose of training librarians.
In
the province of Quebec, the first McGill University Summer Library School was
conducted in 1904, and since then has held eighteen sessions. In 1927, with the
assistance of a Carnegie Corporation grant, a one-year course was organized.
Shortly afterwards it was accredited by the Board of Education for
Librarianship of the American Library Association, and in 1930 it was organized
on a graduate basis and became one of the seventeen accredited library schools
on the continent to require a bachelor's degree for entrance. It grants the
degree of Bachelor of Library Science (B.L.S.), to those who have successfully
completed the course. The School also provides evening extension courses
leading to a certificate, and has conducted summer courses elsewhere: in 1930 a
six weeks' course at the University of British Columbia , and in 1933 a similar
course at Prince of Wales College. In 1932 a short summer library course in
French was held at McGill University .
Acadia
University and the University of Western Ontario offer short courses in library
science as part of the undergraduate course in arts, in order to facilitate the
intelligent use of the library by the students.
Children's
Libraries.
Ontario
led the way in the establishment of children's libraries in Canada , when a
school library in St. Thomas was opened in 1902. In 1906, the Sarnia Public
Library admitted children, and a year later other libraries offered the same
privilege. In 1908, under the auspices of the minister of education,
instruction was given throughout the province in this type of work. Though for
a time lack of space and funds impeded progress, to-day children are provided
for in all public libraries in Canada . Usually a trained librarian is in
charge of the children's room, which is appropriately decorated with brightly
coloured posters, holiday reading-lists, and honour rolls, and is supplemented
by reading clubs, exhibitions, and story hours. Many libraries lend books to
teachers for class-room circulation. The educational value of the library is
emphasized. by public addresses and talks at teachers' meetings, mothers'
meetings, and normal schools. Since 1921 Children's Book Week has held
organized exhibits and talks throughout Canada.
In
the province of Quebec the children's wing of the Westmount Library, built in
1911, with separate entrance and attractive rooms is worthy of notice. In 1928,
the Local Council of Women opened a children's room in the Fraser Institute, in
Montreal, to which several branches were subsequently added.
School
libraries were established in Ontario about 1850, when the Department of
Education purchased the necessary books wholesale and resold them to the
schools. After 1881 this method was discontinued owing to opposition from
booksellers, and little was done until 1902, when grants were made to each
school, and a catalogue provided from which books could be selected. The other
provinces introduced similar methods, and to-day practically all schools
throughout Canada receive government aid, either in books or money.
Library
Legislation.
It
was by Acts of parliament that public libraries have been established
throughout the Dominion. In Quebec and the Maritime provinces, mechanics'
institutes and library associations were established or incorporated by early
legislation which has since been amended at various dates. Ontario was the
first to have a Free Libraries Act (1882), and the four western provinces
followed suit. In addition to regulations regarding library administration,
these provinces impose a special library tax. In Ontario, Alberta, and
Saskatchewan, the Department of Education has been made responsible. In the
Maritime provinces and in the Yukon, legislation provides for public libraries only
in certain specified cities and towns.
Some
form of school library legislation has been enacted in each province and the
Yukon. Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are entitled to grants from the
Board of Education; Nova Scotia, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia receive
provincial aid, supplemented, in the case of Nova Scotia and British Columbia,
by local aid; while Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon are provided for
locally.
Specific
Acts of parliament established the legislative libraries of Nova Scotia and
Quebec and the Provincial Library of Manitoba. In the case of the latter, this
was superseded by the Act which established the Department of Library and
Museum.
British
Columbia also has a government department, created by the Legislative Library
and Bureau of Statistics Act. In Ontario a clause relating to the Legislative
Library was inserted in the statute law regarding libraries. Acts established
the law libraries at Fredericton and Winnipeg , the Advocates' Library at
Montreal and at Quebec, and also the Quebec Library.
A
summary of library legislation for the year may be found appended to the Survey
of education issued annually by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
Library
Associations.
Library
associations have been organized in the provinces as follows: Ontario, 1900;
British Columbia, 1911; Saskatchewan, 1914; the Maritimes, 1918 (reorganized
1934); Alberta, 1930; Ontario Regional Group of Cataloguers, 1927; Quebec,
1932; Montreal Special Libraries Association, 1932. The formation of a Canadian
library association was discussed as early as 1900, but no effective steps were
taken, and as late as 1927 an unsuccessful attempt to put it into operation was
made. Finally on June 26, 1934, during the American Library Association.
Convention in Montreal, a Canadian Library Council was formed and was
affiliated to the older and larger professional association.
Carnegie
Libraries.
Through
the generosity of Andrew Carnegie and his representatives, a number of grants
have been made for the establishment of free libraries in Canada, usually with
the stipulation that the community supply a suitable site, annual taxation for
maintenance be kept at a minimum, and building plans be approved. The Carnegie
Corporation has also aided the development of libraries in Canada in financing
demonstrations, encouraging training, and making fellowships and scholarships
available.
Libraries
for the Blind.
In
1906 the Canadian Free Library for the Blind was organized in Toronto. In 1917
the name was changed to the Canadian National Library for the Blind, and in
1919 it became the Library and Publishing Department of the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind. One of the largest collections of its kind in the
world, it distributes throughout Canada and the United States books in Braille,
New York point, and moon type, and in a number of languages. There are smaller
libraries at Brantford, Montreal, Halifax, West Point Grey, Vancouver, and
Winnipeg.
Travelling
Libraries.
In
1890 the Aberdeen Association was organized in Winnipeg to distribute reading
material to isolated settlements in the west. In 1893 a branch was formed in
Halifax , followed by others at Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal,
Hamilton, Victoria, Brandon, St. John, and London. Later these branches were
united in one association with headquarters at Ottawa. In 1896 British Columbia
began sending travelling libraries to mining camps and agricultural districts
and later to lumber camps. In 1897 Kingston established a system for sailors on
the Great lakes. In 1900 Queen's University and the Canadian Club of Toronto
contributed libraries for lumber camps. In January, 1901, the Travelling
Library of McGill University began distributing boxes of books throughout the
Dominion, its services being later restricted to those districts not supplied
with books. In the same year the Canadian Reading Camp Association was formed
and established the Frontier College. Travelling library systems were
established in Ontario in 1901; Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1913 ; and Manitoba
in 1918. One or more books at a time are lent to individuals by mail under the
system of open shelf libraries operated by the Universities of McGill, Alberta,
and St. Francis Xavier, by the British Columbia Public Library, the Departments
of Education in Nova Scotia and Manitoba, the Legislative Library of Ontario,
the Public Libraries Branch, Ontario, and the Saskatchewan Open Shelf Library.
College
and University Libraries.
Of
the 232 institutions of advanced education in Canada, including normal schools
and colleges, 23 are universities. Of these, King's College (1789) was the
earliest, and was followed by Dalhousie in 1818, McGill in 1821, Toronto in
1827, and Queen's in 1841. In these institutions there are 3,856,751 volumes
and 398,000 pamphlets. The relation of these libraries to instruction, their
physical equipment, organization, and staff, shows no general uniformity, but
have developed largely as a result of local conditions. The best treatment of
the subject is in Libraries in Canada by the (Carnegie) Commission of Enquiry
(Toronto, 1933), Chap. xii. An impetus to college libraries was given when in
1932-3 the Carnegie Corporation began annual grants to thirty colleges
amounting to $69,500, to be continued for three years.
Special
Libraries.
Libraries
on special subjects (e.g., insurance, banking, pulpand-paper, etc.) have
recently developed in large numbers, with a local branch of the Special
Libraries Association at Montreal . Their members have aided in the compilation
of local lists and co-operative catalogues. There are numerous special
libraries in Canada, the activities of which are concentrated upon the needs of
the institution or business in which they were developed and by which they are
supported.
Regional
Libraries.
Much
of the new library development of Canada in the near future will depend upon
the effective organization of rural library systems. Already this method has
been established in different parts of the Dominion, with notable success in
Lambton county, Ontario (18 units), and in the Carnegie demonstrations in the
Fraser valley, British Columbia (24 units), and in Prince Edward Island (21
units). In other places, similar work is being carried on by Library
Commissions, Travelling Libraries, and Extension Departments.
The
Parliamentary Library.
The
Parliamentary Library was established in 1841 on the union of the provinces of
Upper and Lower Canada. It has been successively located at Kingston , Montreal
, Quebec, Toronto, Quebec, and Ottawa, where it is now inadequately housed.
Though much early material was lost by fire, the library now contains 365,175
volumes. There are also numerous special libraries in various government
departments.
Provincial
Libraries.
There
is a provincial library in each of the provinces, though in some (e.g., Prince
Edward Island and New Brunswick ) it functions also as a public library; in
others its services are confined to the government. The legislative libraries
in Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Manitoba (subsequently, established as the
Department of the Library and Museum) were created by special Acts, and similar
legislation has been enacted in Ontario, British Columbia, and New Brunswick.
Bibliography.
There
is no published history of libraries in Canada. Information on various phases
of the) subject will be found in Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics
(Education Branch), Survey of libraries in Canada (annual); Libraries in Canada
(Toronto, 1933), published by the Carnegie Commission of Enquiry; and James Bain,
"The public libraries of Canada", in J. C. Hopkins (ed.), Canada
(Toronto, 1899), vol. v, pp. 207-11. The Canadian Almanac (annual) contains
lists of libraries with names of librarians. Of the numerous articles in the
professional periodicals, reference may be made to the following: A. L. A.
Bulletin, No. 2, pp. 136-43; Library, vol. vii, pp. 241-9; Library Asst. vol.
xxiv, pp. 105-11; Library journal, vol. xii, pp. 217-20, 406-9, 450; vol. xxv,
pp. 7-10 (conf.); vol. xxviii pp. 43-6 (conf.); vol. xxxiii, pp. 17-8; vol.
Iii, pp. 525-6, 590-1, 711-5; vol. lix, pp. 493-8, 503-5, 506-11; Library
World, vol. xxvi, pp. 267-8; Ont. Library Assoc. Proc., 1911, pp. 46-54; Public
Libraries, vol. viii, pp. 75-6, 125-6, 175-6, 333-4, 439-40; vol. ix, pp.
207-8. For further references consult H. G. T. Cannons :Bibliography of library
economy (Chicago, 1927), pp. 58-9; and its supplement (ed. L. M. Morsch),
Library literature (1921-1932) (Chicago, 1934), p. 68. See also Dominion Bureau
of Statistics, Annual Survey of Education in Canada, 1928 (Ottawa, 1930), p.
164.
Source
: W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., The Encyclopedia of Canada , Vol. IV, Toronto,
University Associates of Canada, 1948, 400p., pp. 76-81.
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