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In my previous position, I was a VP of a software firm that wrote applications for the Libraries. Therefore, I have a soft spot in my heart for our country's Library System.
Support your local library, it may be the next place you start getting your eBooks! (fingers crossed ) First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. As part of National Library Week 2004, the ALA has prepared two top 10 lists about libraries and tips for getting the most from libraries: 10 Surprising Facts About Libraries 1. The United States has more public libraries than McDonald’s. 2. U.S. libraries circulate more items every day than FedEx ships packages (5.4 vs. 5.3 million). 3. U.S. public library cardholders outnumber Amazon customers by almost 5 to 1. 4. Americans go to libraries more than twice as often as they go to the movies. 5. Americans spend more than three times as much on salty snacks as they do on public libraries. 6. Libraries hold 16 billion books worldwide. 7. Libraries record more than 1.1 billion visits each year, compared to 204 million sports tickets sold in a year. 8. Students visit school library media centers almost 1.5 billion times during the school year. 9. Americans spend seven times as much money on home video games as they do on school library materials for their children. 10. College and university librarians answer 97 million reference questions each year.
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