City Library, County Library

Sheez baaaack!

Wow, it looks like libraryland has been quite a happenin place lately. Where do I begin? I\’ll spare you all the details of my great vacation and just get down to business. I\’ve reported a few times on the woes at the Enoch Pratt Free Library system in Baltimore. Today the numbers were released. One branch only circulated 15,261 items in the last fiscal year. It doesn\’t stop there. According to the article, \”in 1993 the county library system was in the Top 5 nationwide and had the largest use per capita. Today, it doesn\’t even have the highest per-capita usage in the state.\” more… from SunSpot News.