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FYI...

Texans borrowed over 100 million items from public libraries in 2006. That's about as many items as people watching the Super Bowl worldwide that year!

Last year, Texans borrowed an average of 4.3 items per person from public libraries. At average book prices, that's a value of over $100.00

Last year, 70 million people visited Texas public libraries. That's more visits than people living in France.

Over 3.3 million children attended library programs in Texas.

In 2006, people in Texas used library electronic resources over 14 million times.

Sources for this information is the Annual 2006 Public Library Statistics, as collected by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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