This statistic shows the most important services for libraries to offer in the United States as of October 2012. During the survey, 77 percent of respondents said it was very important that libraries offered free access to computers and the internet.
Most important services for libraries to offer 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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- Number of libraries in Romania 2013-2020
- Revenue of library and archive activities in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020
- Number of active library users in Romania 2018-2020
- Number of libraries in Romania 2020, by type
- Number of public libraries Japan 2012-2021
- Reasons for visiting a library in the U.S. as of October 2012
- Importance of libraries to families and communities in the U.S. as of October 2012
- Library lending penetration among book readers in France 2015, by age
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Pew Research Center. (January 22, 2013). Most important services for libraries to offer in the United States as of October 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374165/most-important-services-for-libraries-to-offer-us/
Pew Research Center. "Most important services for libraries to offer in the United States as of October 2012." Chart. January 22, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374165/most-important-services-for-libraries-to-offer-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Most important services for libraries to offer in the United States as of October 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374165/most-important-services-for-libraries-to-offer-us/
Pew Research Center. "Most Important Services for Libraries to Offer in The United States as of October 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374165/most-important-services-for-libraries-to-offer-us/
Pew Research Center, Most important services for libraries to offer in the United States as of October 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374165/most-important-services-for-libraries-to-offer-us/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Most important services for libraries to offer in the United States as of October 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 22, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374165/most-important-services-for-libraries-to-offer-us/