Here\’s some Library Facts that made it to the AP wire from The ALA.
The country contains more than 122,000 public and private libraries.
About 79 percent of public librarians are women, compared with 92 percent of school librarians and 68 percent of college and university librarians.
About 95 percent of public libraries offer public Internet access and computer classes.
Annual federal spending on libraries is about 54 cents per person.
Americans check out an average of seven books per year.
College and university librarians answer 97 million reference questions yearly — almost three times the attendance at college football games.
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