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DATA SOURCE: IMLS
Sources:
- ALA Library Fact Sheet
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - Data
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Northwestern University Libraries information
- MIT Library Data
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Census.gov - Public Libraries in the U.S. 2009
- ALA - Funding Technology Access Study
- Volunteer Match - Engaging Volunteers
- Pew Internet - Libraries, patrons & ebooks
- ALA Quotable Facts - American Libraries
- Harrison County Library - Facts and Figures
- Stanford University - Library Facts
- Library of Congress - Fascinating Facts
- Libraries for Real Life
- Houston Library - Facts
- Library Journal - Annual Library Budgets Survey
- ALA - State of American Libraries Report - 2012
- NationalService.gov - Benefits of Volunteering
- ALA - Library Operating Expenditures
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