State of America’s Libraries Report 2014
Data and library trends of the past year are detailed in this digital report, released every year as a free American Libraries digital supplement during National Library Week (this week–April 13–19, 2014).
The report includes data and insights on:
• Ebooks, digital content, and copyright issues
• Library construction and renovation
• Outreach and diversity
• Libraries and community engagement
• Intellectual freedom
• Social networking
You can access the report at http://www.ala.org/news/state-
Libraries continue to transform to meet society’s changing needs, and more than 90 percent of the respondents in an independent national survey said that libraries are important to the community. But school libraries continue to feel the combined pressures of recession-driven financial tightening and federal neglect, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, and school libraries in some districts and some states still face elimination or de-professionalization of their programs. These and other library trends of the past year are detailed in the American Library Association’s 2014 State of America’s Libraries report, released today during National Library Week, April 13– 19.
Press release: ALA releases 2014 State of America’s Libraries Report
Zmags version of the report at American Libraries Magazine
2014 State of America’s Libraries Report (PDF 9.4MB)
Libraries and Community Engagement
Library Construction and Renovation
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