Darien Library has recently been ranked as one of the Top Ten Libraries in its population category by the Hennen’s American Public Library Rankings (HAPLR) Index, making it one of the Top 100 Libraries in the United States.

 

The HAPLR Index rankings, developed by Thomas Hennen, Jr., were released in the June 2009 edition of American Libraries, a publication of the American Library Association. HAPLR, widely recognized in the public library world, evaluates objective federal government statistics for more than 9,000 public libraries, determining ranking based on an index of 15 factors, including measures of use, circulation, efficiency, and funding. The Darien Library has placed in the Top Ten in its population group for nine consecutive years.