I found this infographic while trolling the Internet one day last week. It was created by publisher Chronicle Books. And although there is no specific mention of public libraries, it wouldn't take much in the way of tweaking to steer the conversation in that direction: http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/the-value-of-reading-infographic/125255 Jim Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury@tln.lib.mi.us