The LibraryCreated by: CJ Armantrout

The practice of collecting knowledge

is as old as civilization itself

Brief History

Clay tablets unearthed

from Mesopotamia, carbon dated 50,000 years

old

Brief History

Papyrus scrolls found by

archeologists from 1300-1200 b c

Brief History

Europe saw the first public libraries in the

early 19th century

Brief History

The US founded its

first libraries in the

beginning of the 20th century

Brief History

Andrew Carnegie funded half of the libraries that went up in the years between1900-1920About 1700 of them

Libraries TodayNumbers of Libraries in the United States

Public Libraries (administrative units)

    9,221

  Central Buildings* 9,042    Branch Buildings 7,629    Total Buildings 16,671  

Academic Libraries     3,827  Less than four-year 1,434  

 Four-year and above 2,393  

School Libraries     99,180  Public schools 81,920    Private schools 17,100  

 BIA (Bureau of Indian

Affairs)160  

Special Libraries**     8,476Armed Forces Libraries     284Government Libraries     1,113

Total     122,101

Today’s libraries are

more than just books!

Libraries Today Offer:

movies

Libraries Today Offer:

CDs

Libraries Today Offer:

CD/DVD ROMS

Libraries Today Offer:

Books On CD/Tape

But it doesn’t stop there

Like everyone these daysthey have a website

At slcolibrary.org

You can reserve movies

You can download e-

books

You can download

music

@ slcolibrary.orgJust like @ the

libraryIt’s all free

For studentsOn line access to research

material

Because books can stack up

For students

For kidsOn line access to fun!

Because that’s all they care about

Fun for kids!

So . . .to re-cap

When you hear the word library, don’t think of angry librarians and

their constant shushing

When I say libraryI want you to think . . .When I get home I’m going to download

this song!

Miles Davis: So What

Music by: Miles Davis

• Thanks to FREEGAL

Graph information by: The American Library Association

• Thanks to Google

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