I'm using my public library a lot more these days as one of my personal cost cutting activities. I was pleased to find out that my local library system is ranked in the

TOP 100

by Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR).

They collect statistics from over 9000 U.S. Public libraries and rank them based on traditional criteria such as circulation, staffing, materials, reference service, and funding levels per capita. They don't yet have the ability to include internet access or audio visual materials. Small communities have the same opportunity to make the list as big cities because the list ranks the top 10 libraries in each population category from 500K people to under 1K people.

If your library isn't in the Top 100, you can see where it ranks in the state comparison list.