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Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators pick add books to the new lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Diamond Village, in Gainesville, Fla.

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Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators pick add books to the new lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Diamond Village, in Gainesville, Fla.

Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators use the newly installed lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Anita Zucker Hall in Gainesville, Fla.

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By Grace Sands | 11:05am

Eagle Scout, Kaayana Sharma, helps Baby Gators use the newly installed lending library, Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Anita Zucker Hall in Gainesville, Fla.

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