America's Most Literate Cities: 2008

America’s Most Literate Cities: 2008

Drawing from a variety of available data resources, the America’s Most Literate Cities study ranks the largest cities (population 250,000 and above) in the United States.

Central Connecticut State University's study focuses on 6 key indicators:
~ newspaper circulation
~ number of bookstores
~ library resources
~ periodical publishing resources
~ educational attainment
~ internet resources

2008 Top 10 Complete List @:

1.5: Minneapolis and Seattle

3: St. Paul
4: San Francisco
5: Atlanta
6: Denver
7: Boston
8: St Louis
10:5 Cincinnati and Portland

Watch: " Libraries Offer Free Relief from Tough Times " @ NBC News

photo from Reedsburg Public Library Blog