In the fiscal year of 2019, there were around 686.88 million print public library holdings in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous year when there were around 713 million print holdings. The number of print holdings has been decreasing since 2008. In 2019, the number of print holdings fell below 1995 levels for the first time.
Number of print public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019 (in millions)
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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 nonprint holdings FY 1995-2019, by type
- Printed books in a public library in Seoul, South Korea 2011-2017
- Median size of academic library e-book collections in the U.S. 2010-2016
- Printed books in a public library in Busan, South Korea 2011-2017
- Printed textbooks in Spanish in Spain 2020/2021, by type
- Printed books in a public library Gangwon, South Korea 2011-2017
- Median size of academic library e-book collections in the U.S. 2016, by school/model
- Student spending on course material in the U.S. 2007-2022
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IMLS. (May 1, 2021). Number of print public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328778/number-print-public-library-holdings-us/
IMLS. "Number of print public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019 (in millions)." Chart. May 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328778/number-print-public-library-holdings-us/
IMLS. (2021). Number of print public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328778/number-print-public-library-holdings-us/
IMLS. "Number of Print Public Library Holdings in The United States from The Fiscal Year of 1995 to The Fiscal Year of 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328778/number-print-public-library-holdings-us/
IMLS, Number of print public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328778/number-print-public-library-holdings-us/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Number of print public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019 (in millions) [Graph], IMLS, May 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328778/number-print-public-library-holdings-us/