Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Libraries See Upturn in Midst of Economic Downturn

"The economic downturn has libraries around the nation reporting higher traffic numbers. Some use library computers to search for jobs, officials say." ~al.com

Read the article, Birmingham area libraries see big upturn in activity in face of economic downturn on al.com including information from Homewood Public Library, Emmet O'Neal Library, the 19 member libraries of the Jefferson County Library Cooperative, and the Alabama Public Library Service.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, since many libraries are funded publically, their resources/people are being cut when needed most.