Ann Arbor Library named one of America’s best
Ann Arborites’ heads are about to get as big as their bookshelves when they read this story.Excerpt:The Ann Arbor District Library was named one of the top libraries in the country in a new survey by the Library Journal published in its Feb. 15 issue.The inaugural LJ Index of Public Library Service is based on 2005-2006 data for circulation transactions per capita, including: checkouts and renewals; visits to library buildings per capita; computer sessions per capita; and program attendance per capita.The top libraries in each category, organized by ranges of operating expenditures, were then assigned five, four, or three stars.Of the 7,115 libraries evaluated for the report, 256 received star ratings.Read the rest of the story here and the actual list of rankings here.
Ann Arborites’ heads are about to get as big as their bookshelves when they read this story.
Excerpt:
The Ann Arbor District Library was named one of the top libraries in the country in a new survey by the Library Journal published in its Feb. 15 issue.
The inaugural LJ Index of Public Library Service is based on 2005-2006 data for circulation transactions per capita, including: checkouts and renewals; visits to library buildings per capita; computer sessions per capita; and program attendance per capita.
The top libraries in each category, organized by ranges of operating expenditures, were then assigned five, four, or three stars.
Of the 7,115 libraries evaluated for the report, 256 received star ratings.
Read the rest of the story here and the actual list of rankings here.
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