Oakland Library Posts Notes Found in Books Online for Grateful Public
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I got my foot in the door of tech by going to a local "code self study" group that meets at another nearby library; met tons of awesome people who helped me figure out what I wanted to study and who I still message back and forth with about our individual problems and potential solutions.
Libraries are rad; if you have one in your city I highly recommend you check it out!