http://www.lrs.org/ Research and Statistics about Libraries - QuotableFacts en-us http://www.lrs.org/blog/rss.xml The Quotable Facts about Colorado Libraries 2006 has been posted to lrs.org. Significant statistics and facts regarding public, academic and school libraries are listed in the publication. It can be found in the Quotable Facts section at http://www.lrs.org/documents/quotable/QF_Colorado_2006.pdf. Daphne Eastburn_D@cde.state.co.us http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=99 On January 14, ALA held a daylong Recruitment Forum. At a panel discussion during that event, I reported on the recent LRS study, Retirement, Retention, and Recruitment: The Future of Librarianship in Colorado. If you haven't yet seen the report or the mini-brochure based on it, look for them at the links below. Attendees of the ALA preconference received a copy of the mini-brochure in their packets. At the conclusion of the event, one of the hosts credited this study with inspiring the ALA event. Retirement, Retention, and Recruitment: The Future of Librarianship in Colorado Full report: http://www.lrs.org/documents/closer_look/RRR_web.pdf Mini-brochure: http://www.lrs.org/documents/quotable/QF_Future_Librarianship.pdf --Keith lance_k@cde.state.co.us http://www.lrs.org/blog/viewitem.php?post=7