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Recent Fast Facts 
- A Brief Look at Librarian Salaries in U.S. and Public Libraries
- Challenged Materials in Colorado Public Libraries, 2010
- High Traffic, Low Cost: The Colorado Courier Continues to Save Libraries Millions Annually in Shipping Charges
- CTBL Continues to Earn High Marks
- Summer in Colorado Means Reading Programs for All Ages
- See more Fast Facts.
Recent LRS News
- New Fast Facts: "A Brief Look at Librarian Salaries in U.S. and Colorado Public Libraries"
- New Glee! Article in School Library Journal
- Public Libraries in the Digital Age
- Pew Research Posts a Sneak Peek of Their Research Timeline for Their 2-Year Study of Libraries
- New Fast Facts: Public Library Challenges, 2010
- Preliminary 2011 Public Library Data Now Available
- Find more LRS news on our blog
Related Data Tools
Welcome to LRS-Interactive
This section of our website allows the user to interact with the data we present. These tools give you the power to create your own searches.
Statistical Tools
- Public Library Annual Peer Comparison Tools
- These tools allow for quick extraction of data from public libraries in Colorado. One section allows multiple statistics to be
presented in a sortable, tabular format. Another produces results for one statistic in a bar chart.
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 - Public Library Historical Analysis Tools
- These tools provide data from public libraries in Colorado as far back as 1987.
- School Library Annual Peer Comparison Tools
- These tools allow for quick extraction of data from school libraries in Colorado.
2008 2007 2006 2005 - School Library Profiles
- The School Library Profiles are meant to be used as a comparative tool for school libraries in Colorado. Profiles for each participating school compare individual school data with averages for schools with similar grade level and enrollment ranges
- Academic Library Historical Analysis Tools
- These tools provide data from academic libraries in Colorado dating back to 1994.
Other Tools
- Wage Calculator
- This wage calculator allows you to enter an hourly, weekly, monthly, or annual salary, and see what that translates into for the other time periods.
- Random Date Generator
- This random date generator allows users to generate a number of random dates for any calendar year, allowing for limitors such as the ability to exclude specific days of the week and allowing a maximum number of dates per month.
- Hours Calculator
- This multiple outlet hours calculator determines total annual and weekly operating hours, as well as annual non-overlapping hours for libraries with multiple outlets.
- Return on Investment Calculator
- Calculate your individual estimated Library Return on Investment based on where in Colorado you live and how much you use the library.