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On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 01:23:36 PM EDT, Sarah Rick via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
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Hello Everyone,</div>
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I am emailing to ask at what age are kids permitted to be in the library unattended by a supervising adult? We are looking to review our policy and wanted to see what cap other libraries have.</div>
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