Libraries See Spike in Usage from Budget-Conscious Families:

Brooklyn Park resident LeeAnn Joustra and her son, Henry, curled up with some good books at the Brooklyn Park library. "We like to find any type of free activity," say Joustra. "This is a place where there's a lot of space for him to move, a lot of stuff for us to do, so a good way for us to spend time." The mother and son are part of a growing number of people using the Hennepin County Library system. In fact, the library has seen around 12 million checkouts this year of items such as books, e-books, DVDs and other forms of… Read More