Four Stars for Oak Park Public Library
National magazine awards local library system for material, computer use, visits and program attendance.
The Oak Park Public Library is among the nation’s 262 best, according to national trade publication Library Journal. The magazine used 2009 data for some 7,500 libraries to rank the nation's top libraries based on per capita circulation, visits, program attendance and computer use. The Oak Park library received four out of a possible five-star rating and ranked second in the state and fifteenth overall within its budget category. “It’s a real national honor,” said Dee Brennan, executive director of the library. “And it’s also a real honor for the whole staff. It’s great.” One of Library Journal’s focus areas is the effect of the economic recession on libraries. Circulation and visits rose dramatically among libraries in nearly all budget …
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