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6.4 million Items held in NevadaÕs public libraries at the end of fiscal 2008

53% Growth in holdings from 10 years earlier

4.7 million Materials in the Clark County Public Schools collection, which makes up the majority of the more than 7 million items in all Nevada public school libraries

654 Full-time equivalent employees working in the Las Vegas-Clark County, Henderson and North Las Vegas North Las Vegas, city (1990 pop. 47,707), Clark co., SE Nev., a residential suburb of Las Vegas; inc. 1946. Tourism is the economic mainstay of this growing suburb. The city's population more than tripled between 1990 and 2003.  library districts

6.5 Items circulated in Nevada libraries per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals.  in 2008

7.3 Items circulated per capita at public libraries across the country in 2006, according to a survey by the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent agency of the United States federal government. It is the main source of federal support for libraries and museums within the United States.  

— Alex Richards, Las Vegas Sun The Las Vegas Sun is one of Las Vegas, Nevada's two daily newspapers. It is owned by the Greenspun family and is affiliated with Greenspun Media Group.

The paper was published in the afternoons on weekdays from 1990-2005.
 
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