TEXAS STUDY SHOWS $2.4B IN BENEFITS FROM PUBLIC LIBS

摘要

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission released a study that found that in 2011 alone, the economic benefit from Texas public libraries totaled $2,407 billion. Collectively, the libraries cost less than $0,545 billion, for a return on investment (ROI) of $4.42 for each $1 spent. In addition to the statewide results, the report includes case studies of 14 individual libraries, ranging from one that serves a population of 3,807 to one that serves 1,757,728.