Cuyahoga County Public Library: CCPL Tops List Of America's Star Libraries For 12th Year

Press release from Cuyahoga County Public Library:

12/15/2021

Among the nation's largest library systems, CCPL earns highest overall score in annual index of public library service 

Parma, OH – December 15, 2021 – For the 12th consecutive year (2010-2021), Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) has received the highest overall score among its peers in Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service (Index). CCPL has also received the Index's prestigious five-star rating for 13 consecutive years (2009-2021).

Published annually, the Index compares U.S. libraries with their peers based on per capita output measures. Ratings of five, four and three stars are awarded to libraries that generate the highest combined per capita outputs among their spending peers. Within its peer group – which includes America's largest library systems – CCPL earned the Index's highest overall rating, scoring 1,932 total points. The 2021 Index was derived from data released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for FY19. A total of 5,846 U.S. public libraries were scored in groupings based on total operating expenditures.  

Library Journal is the oldest and most respected publication covering the field of library service, with more than 100,000 readers. The LJ Index rating system was first introduced in 2008 to recognize and promote America’s public libraries, to help improve the pool of nationally collected library statistics and to encourage library self-evaluation. For more information about the Index, visit https://www.libraryjournal.com/. 

About Cuyahoga County Public Library
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CONTACT:

Hallie Rich
Communications & External Relations Director
216.749.9512
hrich@cuyahogalibrary.org

Robert J. Rua
Assistant Marketing & Communications Director 
216.749.9487
rrua@cuyahogalibrary.org
Hallie Rich
Communications & External Relations Director
216.749.9512
hrich@cuyahogalibrary.org

Robert J. Rua
Assistant Marketing & Communications Director 
216.749.9487
rrua@cuyahogalibrary.org

This press release was produced by Cuyahoga County Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.