This statistic shows the most visited public libraries in the United States in 2012. The New York Public Library, The Branch Libraries, was the most visited public library in the U.S. in 2012 with a total of 18,162,641 visits.
Most visited public libraries in the United States in 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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- Public library closure impact on families & communities in the U.S. as of April 2016
- Public libraries offering public wireless internet access in the U.S. 2014
- Audio materials per 1,000 people in U.S. public libraries 2010-2012
- Public access internet workstations in public libraries in the U.S. in 2014, by age
- E-books per 1,000 people in public libraries in the U.S. 2008-2012
- New services libraries should offer in the U.S. 2016
- Largest public libraries in the U.S. in 2012, by number of holdings
- Books per 1,000 people in U.S. public libraries 2008-2013
- Largest public libraries in the U.S. in 2012, by population served
- Public libraries offering digitized special collections in the U.S. in 2013
- Public libraries offering individual technology training in the U.S. 2014
- Importance of select public library services to families in the U.S. as of July 2013
- Public libraries offering formal technology training classes in the U.S. in 2014
- Public library website and app use in the U.S. as of April 2016
- Public libraries offering online technology training materials in the U.S. in 2014
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- Audio materials per 1,000 people in U.S. public libraries 2010-2012
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- E-books per 1,000 people in public libraries in the U.S. 2008-2012
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- Books per 1,000 people in U.S. public libraries 2008-2013
- Largest public libraries in the U.S. in 2012, by population served
- Public libraries offering digitized special collections in the U.S. in 2013
- Public libraries offering individual technology training in the U.S. 2014
- Importance of select public library services to families in the U.S. as of July 2013
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- Public library website and app use in the U.S. as of April 2016
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American Library Association. (August 31, 2014). Most visited public libraries in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374508/most-visited-public-libraries-us/
American Library Association. "Most visited public libraries in the United States in 2012." Chart. August 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374508/most-visited-public-libraries-us/
American Library Association. (2014). Most visited public libraries in the United States in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374508/most-visited-public-libraries-us/
American Library Association. "Most Visited Public Libraries in The United States in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374508/most-visited-public-libraries-us/
American Library Association, Most visited public libraries in the United States in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374508/most-visited-public-libraries-us/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Most visited public libraries in the United States in 2012 [Graph], American Library Association, August 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374508/most-visited-public-libraries-us/