Peer+Libraries

[|Breckinridge County] [|Grayson County] [|Grant County] [|Ohio County] [|Bell County]
 * KY Peer Libraries (Shared Google spreadsheet with more data):**


 * IMLS Libraries**

|| GLADWIN COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY, MI ||
 * SHIAWASSEE DISTRICT LIBRARY, MI ||
 * DEER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY, TX ||
 * OTTUMWA PUBLIC LIBRARY, IA ||
 * MARSHALLTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY, IA ||

BARRINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT  **illinois 42,127 pop** RINGWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY  **New Jersey 12.3k pop (not a typo)**  SOMERS LIBRARY New York 18k pop (not a typo)  THOMAS FORD MEMORIAL LIBRARY 12k pop (not a typo)
 * Hall of Famers with Similar populations**

HAPLR vs. LJ Rating Systems from Wyoming State Library Davis, D. M. (2008). A comparison of public library data: PLDS in context. Public Libraries, 47(5), 20-25. Hennen, T. J., Jr. (2010). HAPLR scores rank input, output. American Libraries, 41, (6/7), 22. Lance, K., & Lyons, R. (2008). The New “LJ” Index. //Library Journal (1976)//, //133//(11), 38-41. Lyons, R. & Neal, K. (2008). Honorable mention: What public library national ratings say. Public Libraries, 47(6), 36-43.
 * Scholarly research on measurements used to determine peer libraries:**

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Link to the list: Peer Libraries by Population and Expenditures = = = = = = = = =**Sources for comparison to peer libraries:**= [|Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives survey data] [|HAPLR ratings (used by sample paper)]

=Libraries with outstanding websites:=

[|Kansas City Public Library] [|Hennepin County Public Library] [|List of top public library websites as voted by PUBLIB and WEB4LIB listservs in 2007]