Two Thirds of US Public Libraries Now Offer eBooks

The American Library Association has released its yearly State of America’s Libraries, in conjunction with National Library Week, April 10-16, 2011. The report is compiled from data provided by libraries as well as a phone survey of 1,011 US adults.

The report has interesting details like:

  • 85% of libraries now provide free Wifi
  • Public schools have cut library spending an average of 9% this year
  • Virtually all academic libraries offer eBooks
  • A third of school libraries lend eReaders

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