This was posted as 'Fun Library Facts' on the home page of my Advanced Management of Library Systems class. A 6 page report on how "libraries stack up." Here are a couple of the facts that I found interesting.
1. Libraries worldwide have $31 billion in expenditures annually. Libraries in the
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5. Five times more people visit US public libraries each year than attend US professional and college football, basketball, baseball and hockey games combined.
I love interesting statistics!! WHOOT WHOOT!! =)
(side note: Most of these stats were researched in 2003, so they are a bit outdated. However, they are still pretty impressive!!!)
1 comment:
Interesting indeed! My confession- I haven't been to a library in years! :(
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