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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.
This May COLAND is sponsoring a Strategic Visioning Summit to begin creating a new vision to address the challenges facing Wisconsin libraries. It's been 10 years since the last visioning conference, and that conference resulted in the creation of BadgerLink. It's possible that this conference would result in another initiative that would be submitted by the State Superintendent as part of the next biennial budget process.
The Summit will be by invitation only and limited in size. However, COLAND is seeking input from as many people as possible. I encourage each of you to be part of this process by answering the questions posted online by COLAND. You might also consider discussing the questions with your board and submitting answers as a group. You should also feel free to link to these questions from your web pages.
Also, please let the rest of us know if you will be attending the Summit so we can share our thoughts with you.
The Summit will be by invitation only and limited in size. However, COLAND is seeking input from as many people as possible. I encourage each of you to be part of this process by answering the questions posted online by COLAND. You might also consider discussing the questions with your board and submitting answers as a group. You should also feel free to link to these questions from your web pages.
Also, please let the rest of us know if you will be attending the Summit so we can share our thoughts with you.
