Arlington Heights library receives five-star rating for ninth consecutive year

Posted November 06, 2016 10:00 pm

Arlington Heights Memorial Library

For the ninth consecutive year, the Arlington Heights Memorial Library has received a five-star rating in Library Journal's national rating of public libraries. Five stars is the highest rating that a library can receive. Star ratings are based on the annual number of library visits, circulation, program attendance, public Internet computer use and circulation of electronic materials.

In 2016, 7,349 U.S. public libraries qualified to be rated on the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. This year there are 260 Star Libraries in the United States, each receiving three-star, four-star, or five-star designations.

Nineteen libraries in Illinois have been named Star Libraries for 2016, and out of these 19 libraries, Arlington Heights Memorial Library was one of just three public libraries in the state to earn a top five-star rating.

Read more about Library Journal's 2016 index of America's Star Libraries here: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/11/managing-libraries/lj-index/class-of-2016/americas-star-libraries-2016-top-rated-libraries

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