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Matookie t1_iuigmw8 wrote

Reply to comment by CanYouHearMeSatan in Buy your books or use the library more? by Sleepy_Like_Me

Not only that, with some places wanting to defund libraries it is important to use them to show what value they are the community. I'm not a librarian but I'd be willing to wager they keep metrics to show usage.

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MimiPaw t1_iujvwr2 wrote

I also encourage everyone to get a library card, even if they don’t think they will use it. One metric used by libraries was number of cardholders. I remember it from signs in the library asking everyone to get their friends to sign up because they could use it to advocate for funding. That was a few decades back so I am not sure if it’s still current info but it can’t hurt.

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