The Westport Library today announced that for the third straight year it has earned Five-Star Library status from Library Journal.
The ranking by the nation’s premier publication for libraries is a reflection of how a public library is used by its community, an announcement said.
Fewer than 1 percent of the nation’s 9,100 public libraries received Five-Star status, it said.
“This award is a welcome recognition of the Library team’s work and it is a great honor to be designated again this year,” said Westport Library Executive Director Bill Harmer.
The star rating is determined by ranking libraries on a per capita basis on how many times they are visited each year, how many people attend programs, the number of sessions logged on library computers and how many items are borrowed, the announcement said.
