The American Library Association issued a news release on Libraries Connect Communities 3: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2008–2009 on September 15, 2009. The report states that "libraries connect Americans with online government and jobs, and that libraries serve as crucial technology hubs for people in need of free web access, computer training, and assistance finding and using e-government and job resources....With national unemployment topping 9% and many Americans seeking online information and new technology skills, U.S. public libraries are first responders in a time of economic uncertainty."
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