In the fiscal year of 2019, there were around 194.6 e-books per 100 people at public libraries in the United States. In the same year, there were around 115.9 audio holdings per 100 people. E-books began experiencing a sharp increase in 2010.
Nonprint public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people)
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Statistics on Libraries in the U.S.
Overview
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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
- Premium Statistic Revenue of U.S. libraries and archives 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. Grants to States program funding allocation FY 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Expenses of U.S. libraries and archives 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Budget for the Office of Library Services in the U.S. 2002-2023
Employment
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- Premium Statistic U.S. number of employed librarians 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of full-time staff in public libraries FY 2019, by state
- Premium Statistic States with the highest number of librarians in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. median annual salary for librarians 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic States with the highest wages for librarians in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Librarian wages in the most common librarian industries in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Industries employing the highest number of librarians in the U.S. 2021
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
- Premium Statistic U.S. public library nonprint holdings FY 1995-2019, by type
- Premium Statistic U.S. public library program attendance FY 1995-2019, by program type
- 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
Further related statistics
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- U.S. public library print holdings FY 1995-2019
- Number of e-books in academic libraries in South Korea 2011-2020
- Median size of academic library e-book collections in the U.S. 2010-2016
- Median size of academic library e-book collections in the U.S. 2016, by school/model
- Share of vendor usage for e-books at academic libraries in U.S. 2016
- E-book share of academic library acquisition budgets in the U.S. 2012-2021
- E-book share of total academic library acquisition budgets in the U.S. in 2016
- Academic library e-book replacement of textbooks in the U.S. 2016
- Book type preference for academic work in the U.S. in 2010, by area of study
- Leading e-book usage at academic libraries in the U.S. 2016, by subject
- E-book usage at academic libraries in the U.S. 2016, by subject & school type
- Academic library e-book access method share in the U.S. 2016
- Share of preferences for e-book vendors at academic libraries in U.S. 2016
- Academic library e-book use barriers share in the U.S. 2012-2016
- E-book promotion method share at academic libraries in the U.S. 2016
- Share of e-book feature importance according to academic librarians U.S. 2016
- Share of preferences for e-book vendors at academic libraries in U.S. 2016, by school
- Academic library e-book usage model share in the U.S. 2016
- Projected e-book budget changes at academic libraries worldwide in 2017, by region
- Universities' budget allocation for book purchases in South Korea 2016-2021
- Student spending on course material in the U.S. 2007-2022
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IMLS. (May 1, 2021). Nonprint public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328689/non-print-public-library-holdings/
IMLS. "Nonprint public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people)." Chart. May 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328689/non-print-public-library-holdings/
IMLS. (2021). Nonprint public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328689/non-print-public-library-holdings/
IMLS. "Nonprint Public Library Holdings in The United States from The Fiscal Year of 1995 to The Fiscal Year of 2019, by Type (per 100 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328689/non-print-public-library-holdings/
IMLS, Nonprint public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328689/non-print-public-library-holdings/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Nonprint public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people) [Graph], IMLS, May 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328689/non-print-public-library-holdings/