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A Day in the Life of PALS Libraries
On Wednesday, February 10, 47 academic, special, school & public libraries across PALS participated in “Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Your Library” by collecting information, comments, and photographs from events in a typical library day. The results below provide indisputable proof that libraries consistently provide invaluable services to our communities.
In Just One Day
- More than 17,635 people walked through the doors of PALS libraries
- More than 20,121 books, movies, and more were borrowed from PALS libraries
- More than 4,501 people used computers at PALS libraries
- More than 2,193 questions were answered at PALS libraries
- More than 1,573 children participated in programs at PALS libraries
- More than 643 adults participated in programs at PALS libraries
- More than 25,466 people visited PALS library Web sites
- More than 716 people used PALS library external databases
- More than 1,137 people used PALS library internal databases
- More than 157 people expressed comments similar to this patron from Bourbonnais Public Library District:
“I use it extensively. Would hate to do w/o its services!”
Data was collected on February 10, 2010. 47 PALS public, special, academic and school libraries (12% of membership) serving 692,480 citizens participated. More results, comments, and photographs are available on the Web at www.ila.org/snapshot. Snapshot Day is a project of the Illinois Library Association.
Thanks to these PALS Libraries for participating:
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Annawan Alba Township Library |
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Belvidere High School |
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Bourbonnais Public Library District |
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Boylan Library Media Center |
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Cherry Valley Public Library District |
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Clinton Township Public Library |
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Colona District Public Library |
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Dixon Public Library |
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Earlville Library District |
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East Dubuque District Library |
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Forreston Public Library |
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Fountaindale Public Library District |
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Graves-Hume Public Library |
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Hampton School District #39 Library |
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Homer Township Public Library |
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Homer Township Public Library Bookmobile |
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Johnsburg Public Library |
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Joliet Public Library |
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Lanark Public Library |
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Learning Resource Center, Kankakee Community College |
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Manteno High School Library |
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Manteno Middle School |
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Maple Park Public Library |
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Mokena Community Public Library District |
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Moline Public Library |
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Morris Area Public Library |
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Morrison Junior High School Library Media Center |
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New Lenox Public Library District |
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Newman Central Catholic High School |
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North Suburban Library District/Loves Park |
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North Suburban Library District/Roscoe |
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Odell Public Library |
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OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center-Medical Library |
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Oswego East High School Learning Resource Center |
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Plainfield Public Library District |
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Raymond A. Sapp Meml Twp Library |
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Robert R. Jones Public Library District |
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Robert W. Rowe Public Library |
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Rock Island Public Library |
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Sandwich District Library |
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Sherrard Public Library District |
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Sycamore Public Library |
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Talcott Free Library |
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Tampico Elementary School Library |
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Warren Township Public Library |
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Western District Library |
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Woodstock Public Library |
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