Two new issues of FAST FACTS consider how Colorado’s public libraries rank compared to their counterparts in other states nationwide.
“Colorado’s Low Ranking on State Funding for Public Libraries Plummets Further” describes how the state’s investment in library collections dropped from 50 cents per capita to a nickel per capita during the budget cuts of recent years. This issue is available at: http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/229_State_Funding_Ranking.pdf.
“State’s Public Libraries Still Place Colorado in Top 10 But Rankings Slipping After 2002-03 Cuts” describes the impact of the state’s recent fiscal crisis on the performance rankings of the state for public library service. That issue is available at: http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/230_State_Output_Rankings.pdf.
Keith
Lance_K@cde.state.co.us