New Mexico Public Library 2008/2009 #3
Did you know
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New Mexicans borrowed 10,181,506 items in 2009, an increase of 3.7% over 2008. That’s 5.07 items per capita and 8.59 items per library card
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15,341 programs were offered just for children and teens and attended by 336,547 people
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1,184,658 people have library cards
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7,797,768 people visited New Mexico public libraries in 2009
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78% of public libraries now offer free wireless service to the public compared to 51% in 2007
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New Mexico public libraries are often the only free source of public Internet access in their communities for job seekers and e-government services