Libraries go out of style? You must not have been to one recently. The Virginia Library Association lets us know that in just one day ...
- 412,969 items were borrowed
- 3,726 new library customers enrolled
- 10,764 attended free classes
- 82,565 customers used computers and Internet access
- 14,527 people held meetings
- 8,861 people in the community were visited by the library
- 19,239 customers asked questions about business, jobs, health, government, and school work.
Libraries provide public education for all. A major component of Virginia's strong education system, libraries, deliver an exceptional three-pronged curriculum:
- Self-directed education
- Research assistance and instruction
- Instructive and enlightening experiences.
What's the number one citizen request in Virginia's public libraries? Digital information resources.
Technology: Today's new libraries stand poised to meet the information needs of the 21st century with:
- Ebooks
- Downloadable audiobooks
- Online research tools
- WiFi.
Interested? Check out any of the branches of the Augusta County Public Library system: Fishersville Main Branch, Churchville, Deerfield, Craigsville, Middlebrook.
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