I am a graduate student at Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI. I
am looking for some data as part of a class project. I am hoping that
you can help me.
 
I would like to obtain statistical data on local church library usage
in the U. S. I am having a very difficult time coming up with anything
except or anecdotal evidence.
 
Can you point me to someplace where I can find what I need?
 
Thank you very much,
 
James McDonald
Davenport University

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Clarification of Question by jmcdzzz-ga on 29 Sep 2004 07:11 PDT

Sorry I should have limited it a little more. I am looking for
mainstream Protestant churches only. This would exclude Mormonism and
Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Scientists. It would INCLUDE 7 day
Adventists, Amish and Mennonites.

I am specifically looking for Baptist churches, but that is probably
limiting it too far.

You have narrowed the enquiry to the USA. Would you care to limit to a
denomination, or perhaps exclude some atypical denominations, such as
Romen Catholic, Greek Orthadox, Russian Orthadox, Mormon, Rocecution,
Seventh-day Adventests, Branch Dividians of Waco Texas, Omish,
Universalists, Rael, Jehovah Witnesses, Spiritualist, Vodo, Christian
Scientist etc?
 Mormons = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tyically
devote a large room in each chapel to library, which is used by 1% of
the membership each week. There are on line library resources.
www.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.org also used by 1% of
the membership weekly. Some of this site is much like a library. Each
large city has a geneological library where a few hundred members and
perhaps as many non-members do geneological research weekly via direct
computer connection to the world class geneological library in Utah. 
www.fairlds.org is another Mormon sort of library. I suspect that
there are many others. I can't help at all on other denominations.  
Neil

My error:  Removing the spaces from the link gets you a very small
splinter denomination, sometimes called the Strangites.  lds.org  
worked on my computer  http://lds.org  is what showed in the URL bar.
I did not see as much library type matterial as I remembered, but
there is some.   Neil