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| The New Stars Are Here! Library Journal’s fourth national rating of public libraries, the LJ Index of Public library Service 2011, identifies 262 Star libraries. Created by Keith Curry Lance and Ray Lyons and based on 2009 data from the IMLS, it rates 7,513 public libraries. The top libraries in each group get five, four, or three stars. All rated libraries, stars or not can use their scores to learn from their peers, inform their stakeholders of achievements and service opportunities, and improve library awareness and funding. |
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  This is an expanded version of the cover feature that appears in the Nov. 1, 2011 issue of Library Journal. |
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America's Star Libraries, 2011: Top-Rated Libraries
November 1, 2011 By
About Keith Curry Lance & Ray LyonsKeith Curry Lance is an independent consultant based in suburban Denver. He also consults with the Colorado-based RSL Research Group. In these capacities, he is currently working with the Colorado State Library, Nashville Public Library, Nebraska Library Commission, and a consortium of Pennsylvania organizations studying school libraries.
Ray Lyons is an independent consultant and statistical programmer in Cleveland. His articles on library statistics and assessment have also appeared in Public Library Quarterly, Public Libraries, and Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. He blogs on library statistics and assessment at libperformance.com.
