Notable Library Statistics
In 2010, there were two million visits to Pratt, a 58% increase over the previous two years - more people than attended Ravens games. Pratt's award-winning website got 2,600,000 hits. 106,000 children, teens and their families participated in child and teen programs. Children and teens read 220,000 books in the Summer Reading Program. There are 600 computers available system-wide for public use.
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