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What States Have The Highest Concentrations Of Librarians?

First Posted: 08/03/11 03:17 PM ET Updated: 10/03/11 06:12 AM ET

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Earlier this summer, the Oxford University Press’ Social Explorer analyzed the evolution of the library profession through 120 years of census data. The report revealed that Vermont, Washington D.C., Rhode Island, Alabama, and New Hampshire have the highest concentrations of librarians in the country.

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09:27 PM on 08/03/2011
Oops, I forgot to say the graph shows the growth of number of librarians from the 1940s to the 1980s then a sharp decline.
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09:25 PM on 08/03/2011
A comment from readers of the article from anonymot

"Very interesting. That graph follows by about 15/20 years the graph of illiteracy, immaturity and inversely the rise of TV and computer usage in America. Seems we've made a hash of more than literature in America. "

Exactly!
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