[KATALIST] Fwd: State of America's Libraries 2014 Report

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Tárgy: 	[IFLA-L] State of America's Libraries 2014 Report
Dátum: 	Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:05:41 -0400
Feladó: 	Michael Dowling <mdowling at ala.org>
Címzett: 	ifla-l at infoserv.inist.fr <ifla-l at infoserv.inist.fr>



In conjunction with National Library Week 
<http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek> 
in the United States this week (April 13-19) the American Library 
Association has released its report on

the /2014 State of America's Libraries / 
<http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/issue/state-americas-libraries-2014>, 
detailing library trends of the past year. Its findings include:

  * More than 90% of the respondents in an independent national survey
    by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project said
    that libraries are important to the community.
  * School libraries continue to feel the combined pressures of
    recession-driven financial tightening and federal neglect, according
    to the survey, and school libraries in some districts and some
    states still face elimination or deprofessionalization of their
    programs.
  * 96% of Americans agree that public libraries are important because
    they provide tech resources and access to materials, and the same
    number find libraries valuable because they promote literacy and a
    love of reading.
  * More than 90% of traditional public schools have a school library,
    but public schools continue to struggle with the impact of funding
    cuts and reductions in professional staffing.

Michael Dowling

Director

International and Chapter Relations Offices

American Library Association

50 E Huron St

Chicago, IL, USA

p +1 800-545-2433 ext 3200

f  +1 312-280-4392

http://www.ala.org/iro



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