Geek the Library Week: March 15-21
Today is 2/4/2012
Ames Public Library
515 Douglas Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010
Fines, Renewals, etc:
(515) 239-5646
Reference Services:
(515) 239-5656
Mon-Thur: 9am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 9am-6pm
Sun: 1pm-5pm
Celebrate Geek the Library Week
Whatever you geek, the public library supports you. Join Geek the Library in spreading awareness about the value of libraries and the critical funding issues they face.
Ames Public Library will join libraries in central Iowa in celebrating Geek the Library Week March 15-21, 2010. Stop in to the Library or Bookmobile for
- free goodies
- a chance to sign the "Geek Wall"
- an entry to win a T-shirt
Facts About Iowa Libraries
Iowa ranks 11th in the nation in the number of library visits and books
owned per capita.
Spending an average of $31.20 per person, in FY09 Iowa’s public libraries:
- were open 974,263 hours
- offered more than 61,000 programs attended by 1,366,582 people
- served more than 2 million registered borrowers
- employed 3,237 Iowans
- spent more than $14.1 million to buy library materials
- owned more than 13.6 million books and other items
Iowa has 543 public libraries with 21branches. 415 of those serve populations of less than 2,500.
Two-thirds of all Iowans have active public library cards, a 21% increase from 1999 to 2009.
Public libraries own and maintain 3,817 public access computers.
This information comes from the FY09 Iowa Annual Public Library Survey conducted by the State Library of Iowa. This publication was paid for using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the State Library of Iowa.
About Ames Public Library
To learn more about how Ames Public Library is funded and where the money is spent, see our online Annual Reports.
About Geek the Library
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Start the conversation.
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For more information about Geek the Library, visit geekthelibrary.org.
Geek the Library is brought to you by OCLC, a nonprofit library cooperative, with funding by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
