Claim: After a 1977 episode of <I>Happy Days</I> aired, the American Library Association reported a nationwide 500% increase in library card applications from children.
Fact-check: FACT CHECK: Did 'Happy Days' Promote a 500% Increase in Library Card Applications?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Mikkelson
Date published: 2010-11-07T00:00:00