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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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 December 07, 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 December 07, 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: December 07, 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 December 07, 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/