Library Research Service Fast Facts http://www.lrs.org/fastfacts.php Research and Statistics about Libraries en-us http://www.lrs.org/fastfacts/rss.xml New Fast Facts from LRS - Program Attendance at Public Libraries is on the Rise Between 2004-2008, program attendance at public libraries has been on the rise nationwide. It is also positively related to circulation and reference questions.

Find this and other Fast Facts at http://www.lrs.org/fastfacts.php. http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/298_Programming.pdf New Fast Facts from LRS - 2010 Academic Librarian Salaries: West and Southwest Region Offers Competitive Pay Using the 2010 American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) Salary Survey data, this Fast Facts compares the average academic librarian salaries in the West and Southwest region, which includes Colorado, to the salaries of academic librarians in all regions.

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Find this and other Fast Facts at http://www.lrs.org/fastfacts.php. http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/296_WebTech2010.pdf New Fast Facts from LRS - Colorado's Library Job Climate: 2007-2010: Insights from LibraryJobline.org A new Fast Facts about library jobs in Colorado has just been published by LRS. "Colorado's Library Job Climate: 2007-2010: Insights from LibraryJobline.org" highlights trends over the past four years in total job postings, salaries, degree requirements, and the most popular jobs from the site.

Find this and other Fast Facts at http://www.lrs.org/fastfacts.php. http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/295_Library_Jobline.pdf New Fast Facts from LRS - Where Does All the Money Go? Colorado's Public Library Expenditures from 2000 to 2009 Library expenditures broken into three categories - collection, staff, and other operating expenditures (all adjusted for inflation) - show how public library funds have been allocated throughout Colorado as a whole between 2000 and 2009. 'Other' expenditures increased by 28% and staffing expenditures by 18% during this time period. Collection expenditures decreased by 7%.

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