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Re-order Paragraphs

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Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into the correct order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. Through services like these, libraries have repositioned themselves as community hubs that address practical needs far beyond literacy alone.
  2. One such initiative, seed libraries, allows patrons to borrow packets of seeds in spring and return harvested seeds in autumn.
  3. In recent years, however, many branches have expanded well beyond lending books, offering free internet access, job-application workshops, and even tool-lending programs.
  4. For much of the twentieth century, this mission remained largely unchanged, with libraries functioning primarily as quiet repositories of printed material.
  5. The earliest public libraries in the nineteenth century were founded on the belief that free access to books would help working-class citizens educate themselves.