This statistic shows the importance of selected public library services to families in the United States as of July 2013. During the survey, 51 percent of respondents said having a quiet, safe place in a public library was very important.
How important are these public library service to you and your family?
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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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- New services libraries should offer in the U.S. 2016
- Technology infrastructure upgraded in public libraries in the U.S. as of 2014
- Public libraries in the Netherlands 2012-2019, by type
- Public libraries with education/learning programs in the U.S. in 2014, by conductor
- Public libraries offering video conferencing in the U.S. in 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering economy/workforce development programs 2014
- Public libraries offering selected technology training in the U.S. in 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering education and learning programs 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering mobile apps 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering a website for mobile devices 2014
- Public libraries offering economy/workforce development programs in the U.S. in 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering online language learning 2014
- Public libraries offering online job and employment resources in the U.S. in 2014
- Distance to a public library in the Netherlands 2012-2017
- Number of libraries in the Netherlands 2012-2016
- Expenditure on public library services Australia FY 2010-2020
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- Technology infrastructure upgraded in public libraries in the U.S. as of 2014
- Public libraries in the Netherlands 2012-2019, by type
- Public libraries with education/learning programs in the U.S. in 2014, by conductor
- Public libraries offering video conferencing in the U.S. in 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering economy/workforce development programs 2014
- Public libraries offering selected technology training in the U.S. in 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering education and learning programs 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering mobile apps 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering a website for mobile devices 2014
- Public libraries offering economy/workforce development programs in the U.S. in 2014
- U.S. public libraries offering online language learning 2014
- Public libraries offering online job and employment resources in the U.S. in 2014
- Distance to a public library in the Netherlands 2012-2017
- Number of libraries in the Netherlands 2012-2016
- Expenditure on public library services Australia FY 2010-2020
Pew Research Center. (December 11, 2013). How important are these public library service to you and your family? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/
Pew Research Center. "How important are these public library service to you and your family?." Chart. December 11, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). How important are these public library service to you and your family?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/
Pew Research Center. "How Important Are These Public Library Service to You and Your Family?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/
Pew Research Center, How important are these public library service to you and your family? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
How important are these public library service to you and your family? [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 11, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/