As of the fiscal year of 2019, the District of Columbia public libraries had the highest number of weekly service hours, with an average of 60.5 hours per week. D.C. was followed by New Jersey, Ohio, and Maryland. The state of Maine's public libraries had the lowest number of public service hours with an average of 29.6 hours.
Public libraries average weekly service hours per outlet in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state
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Statistics on Libraries in the U.S.
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Funding and finances
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- Premium Statistic U.S. per capita operating expenditures of public libraries FY 1995-2019, by type
- Premium Statistic U.S. public library per capita operating expenditures FY 2019, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. public library per capita operating revenue FY 2019, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. public libraries operating revenue distribution FY 1995-2019
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic U.S. number of employed librarians 2015-2021
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Library use
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- Premium Statistic U.S. public library use FY 1995-2019, by type
- Premium Statistic U.S. public libraries average weekly service hours FY 2019, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. public library print holdings FY 1995-2019
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- Premium Statistic U.S. children and young adult programs in public libraries FY 2019, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. public-access internet computers in public libraries FY 2019, by state
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IMLS. (May 1, 2021). Public libraries average weekly service hours per outlet in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328451/public-library-weekly-service-hours-state/
IMLS. "Public libraries average weekly service hours per outlet in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state." Chart. May 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328451/public-library-weekly-service-hours-state/
IMLS. (2021). Public libraries average weekly service hours per outlet in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328451/public-library-weekly-service-hours-state/
IMLS. "Public Libraries Average Weekly Service Hours per Outlet in The United States in The Fiscal Year of 2019, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328451/public-library-weekly-service-hours-state/
IMLS, Public libraries average weekly service hours per outlet in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328451/public-library-weekly-service-hours-state/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Public libraries average weekly service hours per outlet in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state [Graph], IMLS, May 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328451/public-library-weekly-service-hours-state/