DID YOU KNOW? 10 FUN FACTS ABOUT LIBRARIES 你知道嗎？關於圖書館的10個奇聞逸事

1. The Guinness Book of World Records holds the record as the most frequently stolen library book.
1. 驚世世界紀錄中有一個項目是最常被偷走的圖書館藏書。

2. As of 2014, 95% of American libraries offered ebook usage.
2. 2014年，有百分之95美國圖書館提供電子書的服務。

3. Public libraries feature prominently in famous scenes from many well-known movies, including Ghostbusters, The Day After Tomorrow, Philadelphia, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Citizen Kane.
3. 許多著名電影都是在公共圖書館中拍攝，其中包括《魔鬼剋星》、《明天過後》、《費城》、《第凡內早餐》和《大國民》。

4. The lions that lounge outside the beautiful New York Public Library’s main building at Fifth Ave. and 42nd Street are named Patience and Fortitude.
4. 坐落在位於第五大道與42街的美麗紐約公共圖書館外的獅子名叫「忍耐」(Patience)與「堅強」(Fortitude)。

5. America’s first lending library was established in 1731, Philadelphia, by Benjamin Franklin. It was a paid subscription-based service, but paved the way for the library systems we use in North America today.
5. 美國第一間借閱圖書館由班傑明·富蘭克林於1731年成立，位於費城，是採取付費訂閱服務，但也為今日北美所使用的圖書館系統鋪了路。

6. Toronto has less than 3 million people, but its public library system is the busiest in North America by circulation, with 32 million books being lent out in 2010. Compare that to New York City’s circulation of 24 million volumes, supported by a population of 8.2 million.
6. 多倫多的人口少於300萬人，但是公立圖書館系統卻是北美流量最為繁忙的，在2010年就出借了3200萬本書，跟擁有820萬人口居住出租量為2400萬本的紐約相比就有一段差距。


7. Some famous librarians throughout history include Jacob Grimm, Mao Zedong, Golda Meir, Laura Bush, Marcel Proust, Melvil Dewey, and Lewis Carroll.
7. 歷史上非常出名的圖書館員上雅各布·格林、毛澤東、果爾達·梅厄、麥爾威·杜威和路易斯·卡羅。

8. Public libraries act as the number one providers of Internet usage for families without Internet access at home, work or school.
8. 公共圖書館提供網路給多數在家、工作場所或是學校中無法取得網路的家庭。

9. There are more than 30,000 registered Little Free Libraries around the world!
9. 全世界有超過三萬個註冊的小型免費圖書館。

10. The Future Library project in Oslo is growing the trees that will be needed to publish 100 books 100 years from now. Each year, one author will submit a manuscript for eventual publication. The first author to submit material was Margaret Atwood. Please let me live 61 more years.

10. 在奧斯陸的未來圖書館計劃，他們將會為100年後要出版的100本書種樹，每年都會有一位作家為最終的出版寫一本書，第一位作者是瑪格麗特·愛特伍，拜託請讓我再多活61年！！

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