Learn More about Public Libraries
These articles reveal the increasing importance of public libraries in the United States. Explore the I Love Libraries website from the American Library Association. It is full of good news about the wonderful work being done by public libraries everywhere!
“What Libraries Do,” I Love Libraries, a project of the American Library Association
“What’s Your Library Worth?” (a library value calculator)
“Community Centered: Twenty-Three Reasons Why Your Public Library is the Most Important Place in Town,” Public Libraries Online, 2013.
Gregory Gilpin, “Public Libraries Continue to Adapt, Enriching Communities Across America,” Brookings, Washington, DC Brookings Institutions, 1 June 2021.