For those of you who haven't seen it yet, the ALA released The Condition of Libraries: 1999 - 2009 on January 12, 2010. This report is "compiled from a broad range of available sources" and "presents U.S. economic trends (2009), and summarizes trends in public, school and academic libraries across several library measures, including expenditures, staffing and services. The report also highlights trends in services provided to libraries by library cooperatives and consortia" (ALA Press Release).
The full report is available at on the ALA website: The Condition of Libraries: 1999 - 2009
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