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Excerpt from a larger infographic on America’s 100 largest libraries by the numbers. And yet the future of libraries hangs in precarious balance as important decisions need to be made. Complement with this infographic on the state of public libraries circa 1946.

Excerpt from a larger infographic on America’s 100 largest libraries by the numbers. And yet the future of libraries hangs in precarious balance as important decisions need to be made.

Complement with this infographic on the state of public libraries circa 1946.

12-13-2012
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    Speaking for UIUC, the only reason it has that number is because IT REFUSES TO THROW ANYTHING OUT. They may weed it from...
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    Berkeley in the house baby! And I see you Mich.
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    srsly, I am so lucky I’m getting my undergrad AND my Master’s in library science at UIUC.
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    Cincinnati’s on there! I love our library so much. =)
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