For the seventh consecutive year, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library System has been presented with the 2018 Library Journal’s America’s Star Libraries Award, the only Louisiana library system to be selected for this honor.
“East Baton Rouge Parish Library is gratified to have again received a Star rating from Library Journal,” said Library Director Spencer Watts. “This independent, authoritative assessment is based on the accomplishments of the Library in terms of delivering services, programs and materials to our community. In an information age, our patrons are making good use of all of the Library's robust services and resources to position themselves at the forefront of progress, change and innovation. Our citizens have invested in our libraries and we feel this rating demonstrates that we have been highly effective in putting those resources to good use. When compared to more than 7,300 public libraries across the nation, it is clear that our libraries are performing at a very high level.”
The Library Journal Index rates U.S. public libraries based on five selected per capita output measures: circulation, library visits, program attendance, public Internet use and circulation of electronic materials. In 2018, 7,361 U.S. public libraries qualified to be rated in the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. The 2018 Library Journal Index derives from data recently released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for Fiscal Year 2016.
For more information on this award, visit https://www.libraryjournal.com/?page=americas-star-libraries-2018. To learn about the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, visit www.ebrpl.com or call (225) 231-3750.
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