This statistic shows the importance of libraries to families and communities in the United States as of October 2012. During the survey, 28 percent of respondents said that libraries were somewhat important to their community as a whole.
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Pew Research Center. (January 22, 2013). How important are libraries? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374150/importance-of-libraries-to-families-and-communities-us/
Pew Research Center. "How important are libraries?." Chart. January 22, 2013. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374150/importance-of-libraries-to-families-and-communities-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). How important are libraries?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374150/importance-of-libraries-to-families-and-communities-us/
Pew Research Center. "How Important Are Libraries?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374150/importance-of-libraries-to-families-and-communities-us/
Pew Research Center, How important are libraries? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374150/importance-of-libraries-to-families-and-communities-us/ (last visited August 09, 2022)