The significant role that libraries are performing in economic tough times has not gone unnoticed by the mainstream press. Stories have been broadcast by some very high profile news outlets. Raising awareness of the essential services libraries provide is a first step toward ensuring the sustainability of the institution into the future.
- PBS Marketplace: Libraries adapt to help the unemployed (podcast 4.15.2010)
- CBS Evening News with Katie Couric:
- NBC Nightly News: Libraries offer free relief from tough times
- NBC The Today Show: Libraries lend a hand in tough times....
- New York Library Association:
- The Times Union: Albany, NY -- “A New Twist on Old Story”
- The Wall Street Journal:
- The Post-Journal: Jamestown, NY - "Libraries Offer Aid In Tough Times"
- The Huffington Post: Libraries are America's Lifelines. Leave Them Alone., May 8, 2009
- IMLS "Libraries to the Rescue" podcasts, June 23, 2009
ALA News & Press Center for coverage of Libraries in the News and Press Kit resources.
See also: Impact Studies and Reports
