Libraries in the U.S.


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- 1. Employment
Industries employing the highest number of librarians in the U.S. 2019
States with the highest number of librarians in the U.S. 2019
Librarian wages in the most common librarian industries in the U.S. 2019
States with the highest wages for librarians in the U.S. 2019
Voter opinions on library staff, by share U.S. 2018
Share of voters who visited libraries online and in person U.S. 2018
- 2. Reading
Average number of books read by U.S. consumers per year 2018
Average number of books read yearly by U.S. consumers 2018, by gender
Average number of books read yearly by U.S. consumers 2018, by income
Average reading time in the U.S. 2018-2019, by gender
Average reading time in the U.S. 2018-2019, by age group
Average reading time in the U.S. 2018-2019, by ethnicity
Average reading time in the U.S. 2018-2019, by employment status
U.S. daily time spent reading 2014-2019
Penetration of print book consumption in the U.S. 2011-2019
Penetration of book consumption in the U.S. 2019, by format
Penetration of book consumption in the U.S. 2011-2019
Book readers in the U.S. 2019, by age group
Book readers in the U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
Book readers in the U.S. 2018-2019, by education level
Book readers in the U.S. 2018, by gender
Book readers in the U.S. 2019, by household income
Penetration of book consumption in the U.S. 2019, by urbanity
Non-book readers in the U.S. 2018-2019, by education
Non-book readers in the U.S. 2018-2019, by ethnicity
Book formats preferred by U.S. consumers 2018, by gender
- 3. E-books
Penetration of e-book consumption in the U.S. 2011-2019
E-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by age
E-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by ethnicity
E-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by household income
E-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by education level
Penetration of e-book consumption in the U.S. 2019
Digital title borrowing from libraries and schools in the U.S. 2017-2019
- 4. Library funding opinions
Share of voters who support federal funding for libraries U.S. 2018
Willingness of voters to pay more in taxes to support public libraries U.S. 2008-2018
Share of voters who think public libraries should be a top priority U.S. 2008-2018
U.S. voters who think library funding should be cut in a budget crisis 2008-2018
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- Libraries in the United Kingdom (UK)Libraries in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Public libraries in the U.S. 2013Public libraries in the U.S. 2013
- Public libraries and their communities U.S. 2016Public libraries and their communities U.S. 2016
- State of U.S. libraries survey 2013State of U.S. libraries survey 2013
- Library services and technology U.S. 2013Library services and technology U.S. 2013
- Academic libraries in the U.S. 2012Academic libraries in the U.S. 2012
- Report on Public and Academic Libraries in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014Report on Public and Academic Libraries in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Digital library services survey U.S. 2014Digital library services survey U.S. 2014
- Digital library services survey in U.S. states 2014Digital library services survey in U.S. states 2014
- Participation in culture in Poland in 2019Participation in culture in Poland in 2019
- Culture in Poland in 2019Culture in Poland in 2019
- Participation in culture in Poland in 2019Participation in culture in Poland in 2019
- Culture in Poland in 2019Culture in Poland in 2019
- Public libraries and their communities U.S. 2016Public libraries and their communities U.S. 2016
- Number of public libraries in Sweden 2009-2019Number of public libraries in Sweden 2009-2019
- Stock of public libraries in Hungary 2010-2018Stock of public libraries in Hungary 2010-2018
- Number of registered users at public libraries in Hungary 2010-2018Number of registered users at public libraries in Hungary 2010-2018
- Number of public libraries in Poland 2015-2019Number of public libraries in Poland 2015-2019
- Number of libraries with digitized resources and library catalogs in Poland 2014-2018Number of libraries with digitized resources and library catalogs in Poland 2014-2018
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