This statistic shows Americans' perceptions of public libraries' roles in their communities in the United States as of July 2013. During the survey, 69 percent of respondents said they strongly agreed that having a public library improves the quality of life in a community.
Perceptions of public libraries' roles in their communities in the United States as of July 2013
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Pew Research Center. (December 11, 2013). Perceptions of public libraries' roles in their communities in the United States as of July 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374349/perceptions-of-public-libraries-roles-in-their-communities-us/
Pew Research Center. "Perceptions of public libraries' roles in their communities in the United States as of July 2013." Chart. December 11, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374349/perceptions-of-public-libraries-roles-in-their-communities-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Perceptions of public libraries' roles in their communities in the United States as of July 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374349/perceptions-of-public-libraries-roles-in-their-communities-us/
Pew Research Center. "Perceptions of Public Libraries' Roles in Their Communities in The United States as of July 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374349/perceptions-of-public-libraries-roles-in-their-communities-us/
Pew Research Center, Perceptions of public libraries' roles in their communities in the United States as of July 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374349/perceptions-of-public-libraries-roles-in-their-communities-us/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Perceptions of public libraries' roles in their communities in the United States as of July 2013 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 11, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374349/perceptions-of-public-libraries-roles-in-their-communities-us/