CULC/CBUC partnered with the Steering Committee of the National Reading Campaign to count the number of books borrowed and sold the week of January 10-16, 2011. 22 CULC/CBUC libraries participated. Here are some major media outlets coverage of the National Book Count: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/01/19/national-book-count-numbers-are-in-canadians-purchaseborrow-2-7-million-books/< http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/canadians-buy-and-borrow-more-than-27-million-books-in-one-week/article1876190/