The Australian Bureau of Statistics released a snapshot yesterday, as part of Library & Information Week, detailing several facts about library usage in this country including:
- 46% of Australians aged over 18 years visited a library in 2006
- 72,600 Australians reported unpaid involvement in libraries and archives in April 2007
- Libraries were the second most attended cultural venue or event in 2006
See the snapshot for further information.
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May 22, 2008 at 19:40
And our accompanying media release from ALIA on the ABS Stats is also available, along with the others from LIW2008 http://www.alia.org.au/advocacy/liw