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-- Library Journal, 02/15/2009

America's Star Libraries: The LJ Index of Public Library Service 2009
LJ Index Overview Why These Measures Matter How to Leverage the Index Models You Can Use Find Your Library Included Libraries Fact Sheet Starred Libraries by Category Editorial: Better than Hennen Your Feedback

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Cleveland Public Library Cleveland, OH	Baltimore County Public Library Towson, MD	Atlanta Fulton Public Library System Atlanta GA
Columbus Metropolitan Library Columbus, OH	Consolidated Library District #3 Independence, MO	Boston Public Library Boston MA
Hennepin County Library Minnetonka, MN	Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Indianapolis, IN	Broward County Libraries Division Fort Lauderdale, FL
Multnomah County Library Portland, OR	Montgomery County Public Libraries Rockville, MD	Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Las Vegas NV
Public Library Of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County Charlotte, NC	San Jose Public Library San Jose, CA	Queens Borough Public Library Jamaica, NY

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Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library Akron, OH	Allen County Public Library Fort Wayne, IN	Charleston County Public Library System Charleston, SC
Ann Arbor District Library Ann Arbor, MI	Berkeley Public Library Berkeley, CA	Kansas City Public Library Kansas City, MO
Arlington Heights Memorial Library Arlington Heights, IL	Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	Loudoun County Public Library Leesburg, VA
Mercer County Library Lawrenceville, NJ	Douglas County Libraries Castle Rock, CO	Madison Public Library Madison, WI
Middle Country Public Library Centereach, NY	Johnson County Library Overland Park, KS	Marin County Free Library San Rafael, CA
Naperville Public Library Naperville, IL	Saint Paul Public Library Saint Paul, MN	Richland County Public Library Columbia, SC
Pasadena Public Library Pasadena, CA	San Mateo County Library San Mateo, CA	Saint Charles City-County Library District St. Peters, MO
Salt Lake City Public Library Salt Lake City, UT	Santa Clara County Library Los Gatos, CA	Saint Louis Public Library St. Louis, MO
Schaumburg Twp District Library Schaumburg, IL	St Joseph County Public Library South Bend, IN	Santa Cruz Libraries Santa Cruz, CA
Tulsa City-County Library System Tulsa, OK	Stark County District Library Canton, OH	Somerset County Library Bridgewater, NJ

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Cerritos Public Library Cerritos, CA	Beverly Hills Public Library Beverly Hills, CA	Barrington Public Library District Barrington, IL
Cleveland Heights-University Heights PL Cleveland Heights, OH	Boulder Public Library Boulder, CO	Canton Public Library Canton, MI
Great Neck Library Great Neck, NY	Carroll County Public Library Westminster, MD	Champaign Public Library Champaign, IL
Greenwich Library Greenwich, CT	Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Lib. Shirley, NY	Des Plaines Public Library IL
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library Plainview, NY	Northport Public Library Northport, NY	Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library Evansville, IN
Redwood City Public Library Redwood City, CA	Palo Alto City Library Palo Alto, CA	Fountaindale Public Library District Bolingbrook, IL
Shaker Heights Public Library Shaker Heights, OH	Port Washington Public Library Port Washington, NY	Geauga County Public Library Chardon, OH
Upper Arlington Public Library Upper Arlington, OH	Santa Clara City Library Santa Clara, CA	Mansfield-Richland County Public Library Mansfield, OH
Williamsburg Regional Library Williamsburg, VA	Skokie Public Library Skokie, IL	Monroe County Public Library Bloomington, IN
Worthington Public Library Worthington, OH	Washington-Centerville Public Library Centerville, OH	Newport Beach Public Library Newport Beach, CA
		Newton Free Library Newton Centre, MA

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Avalon Free Public Library Avalon, NJ	Bronxville Public Library Bronxville, NY	Bryant Library Roslyn, NY
Darien Library Darien, CT	Center Moriches Free Public Library Center Moriches, NY	City Of Commerce Public Library Commerce, CA
Fayetteville Free Library Fayetteville, NY	Coffey County Library Burlington, KS	Homewood Public Library Homewood, AL
Grandview Heights Public Library Grandview Hts., OH	Jericho Public Library Jericho, NY	Hudson Library And Historical Society Hudson, OH
Harrison Memorial Library Carmel, CA	North Canton Public Library North Canton, OH	Lakewood Public Library Lakewood, OH
Hays Public Library Hays, KS	Princeton Public Library Princeton, NJ	Mary Riley Styles Public Library Falls Church, VA
Port Jefferson Free Library Port Jefferson, NY	Rye Free Reading Room Rye, NY	Pitkin County Library Aspen, CO
San Miguel Library District # 1/Telluride Telluride, CO	Scarsdale Public Library Scarsdale, NY	Teton County Library Jackson, WY
Way Public Library Perrysburg, OH	Twinsburg Public Library Twinsburg, OH	Westport Public Library Westport, CT
Wickliffe Public Library Wickliffe, OH	Westhampton Free Library Westhampton Beach, NY	Wright Memorial Public Library Oakwood, OH

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Amagansett Free Library Amagansett, NY	Camden Public Library Camden, ME	Acton Public Library Old Saybrook, CT
Bernardsville Public Library Bernardsville, NJ	Columbiana Public Library Columbiana, OH	Crestline Public Library Crestline, OH
Cutchogue Free Library Cutchogue, NY	Eldredge Public Library Chatham, MA	Lenox Library Association Lenox, MA
Haines Borough Public Library Haines, AK	Henderson Memorial Public Library Assoc. Jefferson, OH	New Cumberland Public Library New Cumberland, PA
The Hampton Library Bridgehampton, NY	Loudonville Public Library Loudonville, OH	Orange Beach Public Library Orange Beach, AL
New Carlisle Public Library New Carlisle, OH	Minerva Public Library Minerva, OH	Rockland Public Library Rockland, ME
Osterville Free Library Osterville, MA	North Logan City Library North Logan, UT	Sewickley Public Library Sewickley, PA
Perry Public Library Perry, OH	Orrville Public Library Orrville, OH	Taos Public Library Taos, NM
Spencer County Public Library Rockport, IN	Provincetown Public Library Provincetown, MA	Vail Public Library Vail, CO
St. Helena Public Library St. Helena, CA	Unalaska Public Library Unalaska, AK	Vineyard Haven Public Library Vineyard Haven, MA

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Bell Memorial Public Library Mentone, IN	Blue Hill Public Library Blue Hill, ME	Bayport Public Library Bayport, MN
Centerburg Public Library Centerburg, OH	Butler Public Library Butler, IN	Cranbury Public Library Cranbury, NJ
Elkhart/Morton County Library Elkhart, KS	Dover Town Library Dover, MA	Ely Public Library Ely, MN
Grand Marais Public Library Grand Marais, MN	Hodgkins Public Library District Hodgkins, IL	Green Tree Public Library Pittsburgh, PA
Grand Valley Public Library Orwell, OH	Marion Community Library Marion, TX	James Kennedy Public Library Dyersville, IA
Island Free Library New Shoreham, RI	Norfolk Library Norfolk, CT	Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library Cold Spring, NY
Kilbourn Public Library Wisconsin Dells, WI	Pelican Rapids Public Library Pelican Rapids, MN	Page Public Library Page, AZ
Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library Espanola, NM	Seward Community Library Seward, AK	Petersburg Public Library Petersburg, AK
Waterloo-Grant Township Public Library Waterloo, IN	Shelter Island Public Library Society Shelter Island, NY	Soldotna Public Library Soldotna, AK
Wellfleet Public Library Wellfleet, MA	West Tisbury Free Public Library Vineyard Haven, MA	Stowe Free Library Stowe, VT

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Atkinson Public Library Atkinson, NE	Centralia Public Library Centralia, MO	Belleville Public Library Belleville, KS
Central City Public Library Central City, NE	Cimarron City Library Cimarron, KS	Claud H. Gilmer Memorial Library Rocksprings, TX
Cordova District Library Cordova, IL	David M. Hunt Library Canaan, CT	Huxley Public Library Huxley, IA
Delta Community Library Delta Junction, AK	Fairfax Community Library Fairfax, VT	Jemez Pueblo Community Library Jemez Pueblo, NM
Falconer Public Library Falconer, NY	Larson Memorial Public Library Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ	Mt. Pleasant Public Library Mt. Pleasant, UT
Flomaton Public Library Flomaton, AL	Macsherry Library Alexandria Bay, NY	Normal Memorial Library Fayette, OH
La Veta Regional Library District La Veta, CO	Orleans Town & Township Public Library Orleans, IN	Quartzsite Public Library Quartzsite, AZ
Sherburne Memorial Killington, VT	Seneca Free Library Seneca, KS	Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library Milton, NY
Wornstaff Memorial Public Library Ashley, OH	Slater Public Library Slater, IA	Stockbridge Library Association Stockbridge, MA
Yoakum County/Cecil Bickley Library Denver City, TX	Sodus Free Library Sodus, NY	Walton & Tipton Township Public Library Walton, IN

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Castleton Public Library Castleton, NY	Atglen Public Library Atglen, PA	Conrad Public Library Conrad, IA
Coleraine Public Library Coleraine, MN	Cascade Public Library Cascade, ID	Craftsbury Public Library Craftsbury Common, VT
Elbridge Free Library Elbridge, NY	Columbus Village Library Columbus, NM	Geneva Public Library Geneva, NE
Eleanor Daggett Memorial Library Chama, NM	Fredonia Public Library Fredonia, KS	Lied Pierce Public Library Pierce, NE
Fleming Community Library (School/Public) Fleming, CO	Guilford Memorial Library Guilford, ME	Lincoln Library Lincoln, VT
Hartington Public Library Hartington, NE	Jordan Bramley Library Jordan, NY	Linn County Library Dist. #4 Mound City, KS
Lincoln Public Library Lincoln, NH	Konawa-Kennedy Library Of Konawa Konawa, OK	Marion City Library Marion, KS
Meade Public Library Meade, KS	Milford Public Library Milford, UT	Plains Community Library Plains, KS
Neligh Public Library Neligh, NE	Tivoli Free Library Tivoli, NY	Riceville Public Library Riceville, IA
New Berlin Library New Berlin, NY	W.A. Rankin Memorial Library Neodesha, KS	Womelsdorf Community Library Womelsdorf, PA

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Black Bridge Library Dime Box, TX	Boyden Public Library Boyden, IA	Albert City Public Library Albert City, IA
Centerville Community Library Centerville, SD	Crawford Public Library Crawford, NE	Buhler Public Library Buhler, KS
Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library St. John, KS	Faulk County Library Faulkton, SD	Cle Elum (Carpenter Memorial) Library Cle Elum, WA
Lewiston Public Library Lewiston, UT	Lettie W. Jensen Public Library Amherst, WI	Drummond School-Community Library Drummond, MT
Madison Valley Public Library Ennis, MT	Memorial Library Of Little Valley Little Valley, NY	Ellinwood School Community Library Ellinwood, KS
Ravenna Public Library Ravenna, NE	Philmont Public Library Philmont, NY	Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library De Smet, SD
Runals Memorial Library Edgerton, MN	Piedmont Public Library Piedmont, WV	Lied Public Library-Essex Essex, IA
Shuter Library Of Angel Fire Angel Fire, NM	Pima Public Library Pima, AZ	Real County Public Library Leakey, TX
Syracuse Public Library Syracuse, NE	Stratford–Chandler–Watts Library Stratford, OK	Schuylerville Public Library Schuylerville, NY
Upton County Public Library Mccamey, TX	Wymore Public Library Wymore, NE	Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library Newark Valley, NY

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