Feeling the Pinch

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      Library Journals, LLC. Available from: Media Source, Inc. 160 Varick Street 11th Floor, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 646-380-0700; Fax: 646-380-0756; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.mediasourceinc.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      N
    • Source:
      3
    • Intended Audience:
      Media Staff
    • Subject Terms:
      Public Libraries; Library Materials; Budgets; Books; Surveys; Financial Support; Library Administration; Librarians; Fiction; Adults; Childrens Literature
    • ISSN:
      0363-0277
    • Abstract:
      America is facing what many have called the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, with one in ten Americans unemployed. It's no surprise, then, that the 2010 book-buying survey of public libraries is on the dark side. Representing some 100 institutions nationwide distributed equitably by size, type, and location, "LJ"'s annual survey aims to capture the big picture. With half of "LJ"'s respondents reporting stalled adult book budgets and over a third reporting cuts, this year's adult book budget figure was down overall by nearly five percent--the second tumble in as many years and the biggest decrease since the survey began in 1998. Responses to "LJ"'s ongoing book-buying survey show that while materials budgets have been sorely constrained over the last decade, total operating budgets keep going up. The picture may look bleak, but this year's survey has one bright spot: circulation. Adult book circulation has been on the upswing for a decade, but never has it grown as astoundingly as it did this year, which boasted the biggest leap since the survey was launched.
    • Abstract:
      ERIC
    • Publication Date:
      2011
    • Accession Number:
      EJ925256