Study shows Texas’ embattled public libraries generate $3.8 billion in economic benefits

Texas public libraries generate nearly five times the value of the public money invested in them, according to a new statewide study released by the Texas Library Association. The report, Beyond the Stacks: Economic and Community Value of Texas Public Libraries, found that every $1 invested in the state’s public libraries generated $4.74 in community […]
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