National and State Advocacy Resources
Community Connections: A Toolkit for Public Libraries Ohio Library Council
The Education Crisis. Statistics on American K-12 Public Education The Broad Residency
How Libraries Add Value to Communities Lee Rainie. Presented at the Computers in Libraries Conference, March 23, 2011
Kids Count Data Center The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2009-2010 Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study. American Library Association
Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries University of Washington Information School and the Institute of Museum and Library Services 2010. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Perception of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community
Pew Internet: Pew Internet and American Life Project This site contains a lot of data and information on Americans' use of the Internet and other forms of technology
The State of America's Libraries: A Report from the American Library Association Digital Supplement to American Libraries: The Magazine of the American Library Association. 2011. 70 pg.
Literacy Statistics
Adult Literacy Rates by Sate and County
The Relationship between Reading Proficiency and High School Graduation Rates in SC
The State Dept of Education's Data Portal
Reading Level in Third Grade Related to High School Performance