金融危机下美国公共图书馆的经费问题及其对策

On the Problem of Funds in Public Libraries in America and Its Countermeasures Under Current Financial Crisis

长期以来,世界各国公共图书馆都在不同程度上面临着经费问题,即使是公共图书馆事业最发达国家之一的美国也不例外。当前金融危机使美国公共图书馆经费问题更为突出。研究这一严峻挑战下的美国公共图书馆经费问题及其对策,无疑对推进公共图书馆建设具有重要的现实意义。

Being short of funds is an universal problem which public libraries are confronting with in varying degrees all over the world even in America. The problem in public libraries in America has been more serious under the current financial crisis, to study the problem of funds in public libraries in America and its countermeasures has undoubted practical significance for us to strengthen the building of public libraries.