At one library that got that resource, 80 percent of the titles were checked out in 48 hours. Those should be successful. There's a great demand for audio books. |
Having that third night back means, in particular, that schoolchildren will have another evening with access to the library. Before the cuts, our long day was a 1 to 9 [p.m.] day rather than a 10 [a.m.] to 9 [p.m.] day. |
It was a very important goal to restore service to home library users. In addition to providing libraries, providing library access through the Internet is a key strategic goal. |
This is real library funding. |
We also benefited in the past year at all of our libraries from donations. |