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National Library Legislative Day
May 13 and 14

Support your local library. Librarians and library supporters will rally in Washington DC to advocate for libraries. Urge your representatives to support libraries.

Can’t travel to Washington, DC ?

You can still participate in National Library Legislative Day by organizing Virtual Library support @ FOLUSA in your state by phone, fax, and email from May 12 and 16.

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3 to 1: U.S public library cardholders vs Amazon customers worldwide

8 million questions a week answered by Reference Librarians
~ the line of people would stretch from New York City to Anchorage, Alaska

$ 31.00: Annual expenditure by Americans for public libraries
~ about the cost of 1 hardcover book

Return On Investment (ROI)
~ San Francisco PL Friends' study shows SFPL R.O.I is $3.34
~ Burbank Public Library Value Use Calculator
@ Burbank.wikidot.com

CLICK for more:
~ ROI
~ Economic Benefits of Libraries
~ Library Facts for Legislators

American Library Association
State of America's Libraries 2008

New in AskWiki

New information in AskWiki:

Price Hub where one can look up the actual value (sales price) of used cars. Results are charted, comparing model, year, actual sale price, mileage, location, condition and transaction date.

Family Search is a remarkable genealogical site. I easily found information about my great-great grandparents and beyond…and they were a shifty lot, carnival barkers and such.

Wiki means Quick

AskWiki is a collection of websites, contacts and other information compiled by Burbank librarians specifically for our community. We’ve listed events, gathered health, legal and consumer information, linked to city codes and ferreted out nuggets of this-and-that for your education, edification and entertainment. Click here to visit!