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Boston Public Library’s Book Wash Machine

Yes, you read the title right. Book. Car Wash. I have seen some innovative things in libraries such as seed lending, tie lending, RFID tags, and 3D printing, but I have yet to see anything like this.

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Make Space to Innovate

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