- America is home to about 17,000 public libraries, according to statistician Justin Grimes with the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.
- Grimes plotted library locations on Google Maps to show their density and outreach.
- In the shadow of free knowledge, Starbucks operates [ONLY] about 11,000 stores nationwide, and McDonald’s slings burgers in about 14,000.
I read it here.
