Hi everyone,

Re. below, I thought this reference might be of interest to those in public
libraries (document is 47pages).

Cheers,
Leo
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http://webjunction.org:980/wj/documents/8495.pdf

The comprehensive study to assess taxpayer return-on-investment in
Florida's public libraries used a variety of data collection and
analysis methods, including the public library annual data reports to
the State Library and Archives of Florida, a statewide household
telephone survey of adults, in-library surveys of adults, a follow-up
survey of the libraries, surveys of organizations, such as businesses
and schools, and an input-output econometric model. Key findings:

    * Overall, Florida's public libraries return $6.54 for every
$1.00 invested from all sources.
    * For every $6,448 spent on public libraries from public funding
sources in Florida, one job is created.
    * For every dollar of public support spent on public libraries in
Florida, gross regional product increases by $9.08.
    * For every dollar of public support spent on public libraries in
Florida, income (wages) increases by $12.66.

>From OCLC Abstracts January 19, 2005