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"If you had to buy everything, you wouldn't read that much," she said. "Libraries are literacy, they're self-care, they're keeping your brain sharp, and you've already paid for it out of your property taxes."
"But once they're there, its a funny thing. Our general circulation for recreational material is also up," she said. "I do think it's... their need for job information and job search assistance is what brings them to the library; and then they're reminded of what a really neat place it is, and what other resources are available here. And they'll stay to check out a video or check out a book or participate in a program. But the economy does drive people to the library."Maryanne Bartles, library director of the Dearborn Public Library, believes the circulation traffic at the her library seems to be going up a little bit but it's difficult to measure, because any time a library changes its circulation practices, that impacts the circulation numbers.See the full content of this document
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Libraries See More Usage Today
In these tough economic times, people seem to be rediscovering the resources of the public library.
According to Margaret Bruni, director of Branch lib...See the full content of this document
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