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National Library Week 2014

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​National Library Week 2014: Lives change @ your library

Phoenix Public Library - by the numbers:

  • nearly 5 million people visited our 17 locations last year
  • they checked out more than 11 million books, CDs and DVDs
  • more than 147,000 children and their parents attended our storytime programs
  • customers visited our website more than 36,.2 million times
  • volunteers contributed more than 29,000 hours to the Library

But numbers only tell part of the story. 

We're celebrating National Library Week, April 13 - 19.  In honor of this year's theme - "Lives change @ your library" - we asked you to share your stories with us.  Here are just some of the stories we've collected.

 
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​Since 1958, National Library Week has recognized our nation's libraries and librarians. Sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across the country, the week includes National Library Workers Day (Tuesday), National Bookmobile Day (Wednesday), and Teen Literature Day (Thursday).