As of 2019, public libraries in the Netherlands had large collections of youth and adult books, while sheet music made up one of the smallest shares of library collections. Over
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million youth books were available in library collections in 2019, while there were nearly
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thousands books for adult readers in the same year.
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Public library collection in the Netherlands in 2019, by type of material (in 1,000s)*
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Bibliotheekinzicht. (November 21, 2020). Public library collection in the Netherlands in 2019, by type of material (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950264/public-library-collection-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-material/
Bibliotheekinzicht. "Public library collection in the Netherlands in 2019, by type of material (in 1,000s)*." Chart. November 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950264/public-library-collection-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-material/
Bibliotheekinzicht. (2020). Public library collection in the Netherlands in 2019, by type of material (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950264/public-library-collection-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-material/
Bibliotheekinzicht. "Public Library Collection in The Netherlands in 2019, by Type of Material (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950264/public-library-collection-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-material/
Bibliotheekinzicht, Public library collection in the Netherlands in 2019, by type of material (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950264/public-library-collection-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-material/ (last visited September 04, 2025)
Public library collection in the Netherlands in 2019, by type of material (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Bibliotheekinzicht, November 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950264/public-library-collection-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-material/
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