"Whatever the
cost of our libraries,
the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant
nation."
Walter Cronkite**
Here are some facts about the cost of libraries:
Academic librarians provide
information that serves more than 44
million students yearly—reaching almost 12 million more than attend college
basketball games.
College libraries receive just less than three cents of every dollar spent on higher education.
There are 584 students enrolled for every librarian in 2- and 4-year colleges and universities in 2010 in the U.S. as compared with 14 students for each teaching faculty member.
Americans spend nearly three times as much on candy as they do on public libraries.*
College libraries receive just less than three cents of every dollar spent on higher education.
There are 584 students enrolled for every librarian in 2- and 4-year colleges and universities in 2010 in the U.S. as compared with 14 students for each teaching faculty member.
Americans spend nearly three times as much on candy as they do on public libraries.*
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