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    "Business",
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  "textContent": "BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Getting a library card should be easy. For many children, it isn’t. The process can require documentation that not every family has: a fixed address, proof of residency, or a guardian’s signature. For students who are unhoused, in foster care, or undocumented, those requirements can make the library effectively […]\n\nThe post Chicago public school IDs now double as library cards first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.",
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