Sentences with phrase «offering widespread access»

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Currently, this practice is not particularly widespread at public libraries; some 15 % of public libraries circulate preloaded e-reading devices (up from 5 % the previous year), and 26 % expect to in the future, according to the 2011 survey from Library Journal and School Library Journal.58 Meanwhile, according to the ALA's 2011 - 2012 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, 39 % of libraries offer e-readers to patrons for check - out.59