Library Journal's national rating of public libraries, the LJ Index of Public Library Service 2009, Round 2, identifies 258 'star' libraries. Created by Keith Curry Lance and Ray Lyons and based on 2007 data from the IMLS, it rates 7,268 public libraries. The top libraries in each group get five, four, or three stars. All included libraries, stars or not, can use their scores to learn from their peers, expand service to their communities, and improve library awareness and funding."
Monday, November 16, 2009
Orange Beach Library Receives a 5-Star Rating from the Library Journal
America's Star Libraries: LJ's National Rating of Top Public Libraries - 11/15/2009 - Library Journal: "The New Stars Are Here!
Library Journal's national rating of public libraries, the LJ Index of Public Library Service 2009, Round 2, identifies 258 'star' libraries. Created by Keith Curry Lance and Ray Lyons and based on 2007 data from the IMLS, it rates 7,268 public libraries. The top libraries in each group get five, four, or three stars. All included libraries, stars or not, can use their scores to learn from their peers, expand service to their communities, and improve library awareness and funding."
Library Journal's national rating of public libraries, the LJ Index of Public Library Service 2009, Round 2, identifies 258 'star' libraries. Created by Keith Curry Lance and Ray Lyons and based on 2007 data from the IMLS, it rates 7,268 public libraries. The top libraries in each group get five, four, or three stars. All included libraries, stars or not, can use their scores to learn from their peers, expand service to their communities, and improve library awareness and funding."
