New Queens Bullet Points: Number One In Diversity, Number One In Interments*, Number One In Books
Boosters, add this to your list of Queens facts:
Posted: August 14th, 2007 | Filed under: QueensThe Queens Library is the no. 1 library system in the country, with 20.2 million items in circulation in fiscal year 2006, according to a report released by the Public Library Association yesterday. The library saw an increase to 21 million circulated items in fiscal year 2007, which ended on June 30.
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The library sees 55,000 visitors daily across its 63 branches and provides 6.6 million items for loan to its 2.2 million residents. Popular titles are offered in 30 languages. It also offers nearly 22,000 programs on topics ranging from traditional storytelling and literacy classes to programs about public health, yoga, and cultural arts.
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The Multnomah County Public Library in Portland, Ore., had the country’s second highest circulation, with 19.6 million items for its 693,000 residents. With its 17 branches, the Portland system had the highest circulation for the previous four years, a spokeswoman said.
The Brooklyn and New York public libraries each circulated nearly 15.9 million items and were ranked fifth and seventh on the list, respectively.
