Public Libraries Contribute to Wisconsin Economy
Have you heard that Wisconsin public libraries return $4.06 for each dollar of taxpayer investment or that the state's public libraries contribute over three-quarters of a billion dollars annually to the state's economy?
These findings are among those included in The Economic Contribution of Wisconsin Public Libraries to the Economy of Wisconsin, which was released on May 1st. The study was conducted by Madison-based NorthStar Economics, Inc. The Executive Summary and the entire study are available online.
A news release template (MS Word) is available for local libraries to customize and distribute to area media. Also available is a PDF-format slide presentation presented by David Ward, President of NorthStar Economics as the keynote address to the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries on May 1, 2008.
These findings are among those included in The Economic Contribution of Wisconsin Public Libraries to the Economy of Wisconsin, which was released on May 1st. The study was conducted by Madison-based NorthStar Economics, Inc. The Executive Summary and the entire study are available online.
A news release template (MS Word) is available for local libraries to customize and distribute to area media. Also available is a PDF-format slide presentation presented by David Ward, President of NorthStar Economics as the keynote address to the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries on May 1, 2008.
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