Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
Library Has Community Support but Faces Expense Challenges
Cortney Gensimore replaces books on the shelf at the Roaring Spring Community Library. With its lease expiring, and council wanting to transfer ownership of the building to the library, the library board is looking at options for its future.
According to a 2016 Institute of Museum and Library Services report, there are 9,057 public libraries in the United States, making up approximately 7.4 percent of the more than 120,000 libraries across the country.
The 9,057 public libraries include library systems, which could have multiple locations, making the total number of buildings which house a public library at more than 16,000.
Public libraries, are, as the name suggests, supported by the public, along with some government financial support and grants. Keeping the doors to a library open is a daily struggle taken on by people who...
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