Did your library have a public funding vote in the years 2010-2022? Libraries in Community Systems wants to know about it! (https://forms.gle/PPDWDXCtwasjA8KC7, survey live through February 2023). Over the last 18 months the Libraries in Community Systems project team has heard from a lot of librarians that the value of their public library extends beyond…
From the US Census website: Most people know that the U.S. Census Bureau measures the nation’s population once every 10 years. But fewer know that every five years, it conducts another important survey that measures the nation’s businesses to give us a comprehensive measure of U.S. economic activity across more than 21,000 geographic areas. The…
The Public Library Association’s (PLA) 2022 Public Library Services for Strong Communities survey is open and has extended the due date for responses through Saturday, December 17. So far only 56 libraries out of 556 have submitted. All U.S. public libraries are invited to complete this new survey to help us better understand how public libraries across…
The Public Library Association’s (PLA) 2022 Public Library Services for Strong Communities survey is open and accepting responses through Saturday, December 10. All U.S. public libraries are invited to complete this new survey to help us better understand how public libraries across the nation contribute to sustaining their communities now and into the future. The…
⭐ ⭐⭐⭐ Congratulations to the first hundred librarians who have locked their library’s 2021 Texas Public Libraries Annual Report! Unfortunately, that represents less than 20 percent of the public libraries in Texas. As the weather begins to warm up, it is time to “spring” into action on your Report (pun intended)! Although the hard-and-fast due…
Last month the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), launched new survey and a newly-released portal in which to complete it and view results. This supports PLA’S ongoing efforts to provide public libraries with tools for data-driven leadership. By now, libraries may have received invitations to participate in the 2021…