Libraries - Statistics & Facts
Interesting statistics
In the following 4 chapters, you will quickly find the 37 most important statistics relating to "Libraries".
Statistics on the topic
Total expenses of libraries and archives in the U.S. amount to approximately 2.27 billion U.S. dollars each year. Around 166 thousand librarians are employed by these libraries in the United States. In addition to the librarians, U.S. libraries employ more than 197 thousand people in other capacities.
Traditionally libraries housed only paper publications such as books, magazines and newspapers. Today, however, technological provisions are common place, especially in public libraries where there is an average of 12.7 access internet workstations which are four years old or less per library. There is also an average of 4.7 workstations which are older than four years. Public libraries are not limited to offering only the provisions, many also provide technology training. As of 2014, over 80 percent of the 2,304 public libraries asked offered courses in general internet use, general computer skills and general computer software use.
Employment
Reading
E-books
Library funding opinions
Important key figures
The most important key figures provide you with a compact summary of the topic of "Libraries" and take you straight to the corresponding statistics.
Content and development
- Number of books in public libraries per 1,000 people in the U.S. in 201325.4k
- Top priority of U.S. libraries as of 2013Increase availability of online pubs/digital access
- U.S. libraries cloud computing usage as of 201318%
- Share of U.S. public libraries offering access to e-readers in 201425.5%
- Share of U.S. public libraries offering summer reading programs for children in 201495.4%
- Share of rural U.S. public libraries offering public Wi-Fi access in 201495.5%
