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Taxpayer Return-on-Investment (ROI) in Pennsylvania Public Libraries
This 2006 report studied the economic benefit to taxpayers of Pennsylvania public libraries, looking at factors such as recreation and entertainment services, personal and family information needs, education, and job-related services. The report concludes that the "Pennsylvania taxpayer return on investment (ROI) in public library is 5.5 to 1." Includes survey data. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science, prepared for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Libraries.
http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/lib/libraries/PAROIreportFINAL7.pdf

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