The numbers tell a stark story. Over four years, fewer than 500 books were checked out from Claflin University’s H.V. Manning Library. In a collection of 80,000 volumes, that’s a wake-up call no administrator can ignore. Walking into the newly renovated H.V. Manning Library today feels more like entering a tech startup than a traditional academic repository. Gone are the towering stacks and hushed reverence of the old guard. In their place: podcast recording studios, virtual reality pods, an Amazon Astro robot that greets visitors, and study spaces equipped with smart displays and cameras. “When you all of a sudden
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