Thursday, July 2, 2009

Frugal readers drive up library circulation 30%

Really this is old news and I simply forgot to post this earlier this week so now is better later than never right!

Sun-Times:
Here's a silver lining in the economic recession -- Chicago Public Library circulation has spiked 30 percent in the past year.

"People are realizing, 'Why should I buy my books, my CDs -- I can get it free at the library,' " Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey said Saturday, speaking at the dedication of a new library in Beverly.

Dempsey said the use of online holds -- reserving books online to pick up at a local library -- has increased 100 percent in the last year.

Increased library use is being reported around the country, as people decide not to spend on books and the unemployed seek out computers and other job-hunting resources.
That picture is of the Whitney Young Library at 79th & King Drive. I should drop by one day because I have never visited.

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