This statistic shows the number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015. There were 78,570 paid librarians and 47,440 other paid staff, including part-time staff, employed in public school libraries as of April 2015.
Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015
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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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- Number of libraries in the U.S. 2015, by type of library
- Average budget of U.S libraries by structure of library 2013
- Academic library acquisitions in the UK 2002-2013, by type
- Number of public libraries in China 2021, by region
- Average monthly earnings in the libraries and museums industry in Norway 2015-2019
- Industry revenue of “libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities“ in Saudi Arabia 2012-2024
- Number of public libraries in China 2011-2021
- Largest libraries in the U.S. as of October 2012, by number of volumes held
- U.S. library budget allocation 2013
- U.S. libraries most requested services 2013
- Priorities of U.S. libraries 2013
- U.S. libraries challenges over the next five years 2012
- U.S. libraries change in demand for electronic and print media offerings 2013
- U.S. libraries types of grants received 2013
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- Academic library acquisitions in the UK 2002-2013, by type
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- U.S. library budget allocation 2013
- U.S. libraries most requested services 2013
- Priorities of U.S. libraries 2013
- U.S. libraries challenges over the next five years 2012
- U.S. libraries change in demand for electronic and print media offerings 2013
- U.S. libraries types of grants received 2013
American Library Association. (April 25, 2015). Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. "Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015." Chart. April 25, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. (2015). Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. "Number of Paid Library Staff in The United States as of April 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association, Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Number of paid library staff in the United States as of April 2015 [Graph], American Library Association, April 25, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252540/number-of-paid-library-staff-in-the-united-states/