The Middlesex County Library has 18 branches throughout the county. The London Public Library has 16 locations around the city. (Source: London Public Library)
When it’s art class, somehow it doesn’t feel like school. “I think that when kids are in an arts class, they feel like they’re getting to do their own thing,” says Catherine McInnis, Arts Education Coordinator for the London Arts Councils’ Artists in Education program. “The thing that excites me most is the ability of the arts to give voice, self-esteem and confidence to young children.”
Arts and Culture
The City of London has long recognized the intrinsic value of a creative city. One ingredient of a creative city is a diverse arts, cultural, recreation and heritage sector. Research demonstrates that children exposed to an arts education throughout their academic years tend to thrive and have positive outcomes in their life beyond scholastic achievement.
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11.06 itemsLibrary Use as Measured by Circulation per Capita
In 2010, 11.06 items per capita were circulated in the London Public Library.
2011 total items borrowed: 4,249,557 (this includes all LPL materials: books, e-materials, magazines, CDs, DVDs (increase of 5.23% from 2010) (Source: Canadian Public Library Statistics)• 4,501,296 in-person visits to a library location
• 1,315,613 reference questions asked
• 518,318 uses of our public computers
• 170,871 wireless log ins at a library location (increase of 44% from 2010)
• 192,195 participants in our programs (increase of 2.77% from 2010)
• 15,063 programs or series of programs offered (increase of 7.38% from 2010)
• 4,501,296 visits to our website, to look for information, use databases, renew material, place holds, etc.
• 19,227 new card registrations
• 96,770 e-resources borrowed in 2011 (includes ebooks, e-audiobooks and e-videos) -
$444.00Municipal Spending on Recreation and Culture per Household (2008)
In 2008, $444.00 was spent on recreation and culture per household in the London CMA.
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$450 millionArts & Culture Revenue
The Tourism and Hospitality sector in London generates in excess of $450 million annually into the London economy and supports over 6,100 full year jobs.
London hosts 1.4 million overnight visitors and 1.5 day visitors annually, 87% from Canada, 11% from the U.S. and 2% international.
Over 34% of tourism spending is for food and beverage in restaurants and food stores, 24% in retail stores and 12% for accommodation and 7% for entertainment. (Tourism London 2012-2016 Business Plan)
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#3Budweiser Gardens
Venues Today magazine (Sept 2012) placed Budweiser Gardens (until recently known as The John Labett Centre) as the #3 “Top Stop” of the Decade based on gross sales. Bud Gardens ranked higher than any other Canadian facility in this category of 10,000-15,000 capacity.
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