Die Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA) hatte im Jahr 2004 mehr Besucher als das lokale Baseball-Team (Pittsburgh Pirates) – und das soll was heißen bei den Baseball-verrückten Amerikanern! Ein anderer schöner Vergleich aus der spannenden Studie: „Economic Impact Study„, die soeben erschienen ist: es besitzen fast ebensoviele Bewohner einen Bibliotheksausweis wie es Abonnenten der lokalen Zeitung: „Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“ gibt, nämlich 228.288 von 322.450 (2004)
Weitere beeindruckende Fakten:
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) is the area’s most visited regional asset. The Main Library in Oakland alone is the second most visited destination in the City.
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh serves customers well beyond the borders of the City. In fact, CLP reaches customers in nearly every ZIP Code in Allegheny County.
• Annually, CLP generates a return of more than $91 million in combined economic output ($63 million) and customer value ($28 million) and sustains more than 700 jobs. During its current capital improvement program, the numbers are even higher due to jobs and spending generated by renovations and construction.
• For every dollar provided by the City of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the library provides more than $6 worth of benefits.
• The library provides more than $75 worth of benefits per capita for every resident of Allegheny County.
Beitrag von Kirsten Heinrich
