U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 13

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

LIBRARY WEEK 

Profile America — Monday, April 13th. April is a significant month for the American printed word. In 1800, the Library of Congress was founded, and earlier this week, in 1828, Noah Webster published the first dictionary of American English. This is also the second day of National Library Week, celebrating libraries, those who staff them and the billions of materials they circulate. While computers and electronic media are of increasing importance in the services libraries offer, books remain at the core of their collections, with the Library of Congress alone holding more than 36 million. It's estimated there are over 120,000 libraries across the U.S., from the familiar public libraries to those in schools, academies and governments. State and local libraries employ 86,000 people full time, and almost 98,000 part-timers. Profile America is completing its 18^th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sources:
Library of Congress founded: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr24.html 
Book holdings: http://www.loc.gov/about/fascinating-facts/ 
Number of libraries: http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet01 
State and local government library employment: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

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