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Libraries booming in Canada
Business is booming at Canada's major public libraries, which credit everything from the high price of buying books to social networking, vampires and a new social acceptance for frothy bestsellers, reports Canada.com.
"People say libraries are dying because of the Internet," said Beth Barlow, chief librarian at Surrey Public Library. "But we're finding a lot of growth in people who get library cards, and a continual growth in the circulation of our materials."
Surrey's growth in library membership has seen a 15% jump in the number of people getting new library cards from 2005 to 2007.
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