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Press Kit

CONTACTS

Larra Clark
Media Relations Manager
312-280-5043
lclark@ala.org

Macey Morales
PR Coordinator
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org


PRESS
MATERIALS

Library Card Sign-up Month Fact Sheet   
52 Ways to Use Your Library Card [PDF]

U.S. Public Library Statistical Trends

American Library Association Fact Sheet

SUPPORTING MATERIALS
Number of Libraries in the United States Fact Sheet
Number Employeed by Libraries
The Nation's Largest Libraries: A Listing by Volumes Held
Quotable Facts About America's Libraries

Library Card Sign-Up Month

September is Library Card Sign-up Month—a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all.

Libraries play an important role in the education and development of children. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning.

Library Card Sign-up Month Events

 

Press Releases

George Lopez urges families to get library cards

New State of America's Libraries report documents positive, expanding role of libraries

In electronic age, Americans’ use of library services grows

ALA responds to national adult literacy study

Smartest Card logo

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George Lopez photograph
The State of America’s Libraries [PDF]

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