Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Ohio's libraries on top again
Every year, Thomas Hennen has taken the statistics public libraries report nationally and determined ratings for them within their population categories. Ohio libraries consistently lead the pack. The latest rankings are published this month in American Libraries, and the article is also available from the HAPLR Index website.
Ohio's three largest libraries -- Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cuyahoga County -- all are in the top ten libraries for their population category, with Columbus coming out on top nationally. In all, 21 Ohio libraries appear in the top 10 libraries in their population categories. As Hennen writes in his introduction, "There are, of course, magnificent libraries out there that the data alone cannot find." A quick glance at the complete stats for Ohio shows a number of excellent libraries who fell just short of the top ten list. So I send my congratulations to all libraries, and to the communities that helped make Ohio first in library services.
Ohio's three largest libraries -- Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cuyahoga County -- all are in the top ten libraries for their population category, with Columbus coming out on top nationally. In all, 21 Ohio libraries appear in the top 10 libraries in their population categories. As Hennen writes in his introduction, "There are, of course, magnificent libraries out there that the data alone cannot find." A quick glance at the complete stats for Ohio shows a number of excellent libraries who fell just short of the top ten list. So I send my congratulations to all libraries, and to the communities that helped make Ohio first in library services.
