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Welcome

Welcome to the LRN

25 August 20236 September 2023 Kimberly Silk

The Library Research Network is an open, curated repository of scholarly and professional research about the impact of libraries. The LRN connects this research with people working

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Fines Public Libraries Social Value

Finally Fines Free!

2 February 202226 June 2023 Kimberly Silk

OPLA’s Research and Evaluation Committee presented at the OLA Super Conference 2022: Finally Fines Free! Explore Different Ways of Using Data to Help Your Library

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Health Libraries

Digital Health Libraries Drive Hospital Web Traffic

8 October 202118 October 2021 Kimberly Silk

U.S.-based marketing agency Boston Digital recently reported on how American hospitals are competing to become consumers’ go-to for digital health information. “When analyzing the digital

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Children Reading
School Libraries Social Value

Study: U.S. Public Libraries Improve Student Achievement

4 October 20214 October 2021 Kimberly Silk

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago recently published a working paper to explore the effects of public library use. “The Returns to Public Library Investment”

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No Poverty
Public Libraries Social Value

Poverty in Canada by the Numbers

23 July 202126 June 2023 Kimberly Silk

“No Poverty” is the 1st of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Libraries contribute to this goal by delivering programs to improve literacy and numeracy for everyone.

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