Every day across the country, libraries are meeting the needs of their communities by providing a broad range of services for people of all ages and backgrounds.
- A 2008 Harris Poll found that the number of adults with public library cards has reached a historic high at 68 percent.
- 76 percent of Americans visited their local public library in the past year, compared with 65.7 percent two years ago.
- The public library plays an even more important role as Americans face tough economic times. Patrons are visiting their library for more than borrowing free books, movies, CDs and attending free reading programs.
- Libraries offer their communities no-fee access to computers and the Internet, financial literacy skills to help people keep their homes, assistance with job searches, help using e-government, and resources to help small businesses.
- Aiding job seekers was increasingly viewed as a critical role for public libraries, with 62.2 percent of libraries reporting this service is critical to the library’s mission, up from 44 percent one year earlier.
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