Statement: “I want to say that books are in. This is a historical high for the checkouts, the circulation of our materials, 7.6 million items last fiscal year, the most we’ve ever circulated,” City of San Diego Library Director Deborah L. Barrow said June 30 on the KPBS program These Days.
Analysis: Throughout the campaign to create a new downtown library, critics questioned whether such a large repository of books would become obsolete in the digital age.
Fact Check: How Popular Are Library Books?
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