Kent District Library Gets Star Rating

Kent District Library Gets Star Rating

The Library Journal has given the Kent District Library its coveted

“Star Rating” once again.  This national rating system ranks 7513

libraries by  index of public services.  The Star list this year notes 292

public libraries for exemplary public service.  Based on  circulation,

visits, program attendance, and public internet terminal usage per

capita, these libraries are vital to their communities.  The statistics

for these ratings are from 2009 patronage.

 

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Kent District Library System is one of 3 Michigan libraries to rank

on the list. Ann Arbor received 5 stars, Kent District Library and Benzie

Shores Libraries were awarded 3 star ratings.

Kent District Library is in the $10–29.9 million category for expenses.

Circulation per capita is up to 15.9 books per year, 9.1 visits per year,

and .4 program attendance at KDL. 

 

The recent recession and economic woes have really increased library

usage nation wide.  More and more people are accessing their library

online and through mobile devices.  Ebooks in libraries have increased

by 183% in the past year.  These are trend changing statistics.  Will

the brick and mortar libraries morph into something more than book

storage buildings?  Libraries today are becoming community interest

havens for all types of groups.

 

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