This statistic shows the leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012. During the survey, 54 percent of respondents said they visited a library in the past year to research topics of interest.
Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012
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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
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- Most important services for libraries to offer in the U.S. as of October 2012
- Importance of libraries to families and communities in the U.S. as of October 2012
- Public libraries in Sweden 1995-2021
- Total number of library registrants in Japan FY 2001-2020
- Share of U.S. library goers who have borrowed a book in the past year 2015-2016
- Library lending penetration among book readers in France 2015, by age
- Distribution of books at the National Library of Foreign Literature in Hungary 2018
- Library membership penetration in the U.S. 2008-2015
- Gross value added (GVA) of library and archive activities in the UK 2008-2020
- Library membership penetration in the U.S. 2015, by education
- Frequency of visiting public libraries in the U.S. 2015
- Number of libraries in the U.S. 2015, by type of library
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- Importance of libraries to families and communities in the U.S. as of October 2012
- Public libraries in Sweden 1995-2021
- Total number of library registrants in Japan FY 2001-2020
- Share of U.S. library goers who have borrowed a book in the past year 2015-2016
- Library lending penetration among book readers in France 2015, by age
- Distribution of books at the National Library of Foreign Literature in Hungary 2018
- Library membership penetration in the U.S. 2008-2015
- Gross value added (GVA) of library and archive activities in the UK 2008-2020
- Library membership penetration in the U.S. 2015, by education
- Frequency of visiting public libraries in the U.S. 2015
- Number of libraries in the U.S. 2015, by type of library
Pew Research Center. (January 22, 2013). Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
Pew Research Center. "Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012." Chart. January 22, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
Pew Research Center. "Leading Reasons for Visiting a Library in The past 12 Months in The United States as of October 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
Pew Research Center, Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/ (last visited April 02, 2023)
Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 22, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/