The Role of Libraries in Advancing Community Goals: An analysis of factors influencing local officials’ responses in the ICMA/Aspen Institute/PLA Libraries Survey

Analysis of Local Libraries Advancing Community Goals, 20161 ,the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) survey of local government officials’ perspectives on libraries, reveals several factors that shape respondents’ views: • The population of the respondents’ community • Whether local governments have a governing relationship with libraries • Whether the library receives a funding allocation from the general fund