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The Pew survey, How Americans Value Public Libraries in Their Communities by Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell and Maeve Duggan, was released on December 11, 2013, and it provides us with some solid food for thought with regard to advocating for the services that we provide. It notes that Americans strongly value the role of public libraries within their communities, but also indicates some areas where we need to “get the word out,” so to speak. Questions addressed in the survey included: The importance of public libraries to their communities and the impact to family and community should the library close. The importance of particular library services to the individual and his/her family. How well-informed those surveyed felt about different services offered by their library. How many had used a public library in the past 12 months. How many have had a positive experience in using a public library....