Why Support Your Local Library?

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!

Budget cuts are affecting public library nation-wide. These non-profit organizations are being forced to cut hours, lay off staff, and even close their doors. Why should you care about this problem?

FIND A LIBRARY NEAR YOU

FIND YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
INFORMATION INTEGRATED
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DATA SOURCE: IMLS

Sources:

• ALA - Library Operating Expenditures
• Pew Internet - Libraries, patrons & ebooks
• Library Journal - Annual Library Budgets Survey
• UC San Diego - Library Resources
• Census.gov - Public Libraries in the U.S. 2009
• NationalService.gov - Benefits of Volunteering
• American Library Magazine - Advocacy
• School Library Journal
• Northwestern University Libraries information
• Library of Congress - Fascinating Facts

• Stanford University - Library Facts
• ALA Library Fact Sheet
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - Data
• Library Advocacy - ILA
• MIT Library Data
• ALA - Funding Technology Access Study
• ALA - State of American Libraries Report - 2012
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• ALA Quotable Facts - American Libraries

Thank you StateStats.org for providing this infographic as well as other free online educational tools.