In the fiscal year of 2019, local government funds represented around 85.9 percent of all library operating revenues. This is an increase from 78 percent in 1995. However, the share of funds received from state governments decreased from 12 to seven percent in the same time period.
Distribution of public libraries operating revenue among sources in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, as a share of total revenue
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IMLS. (May 1, 2021). Distribution of public libraries operating revenue among sources in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, as a share of total revenue [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326622/us-public-libraries-operating-revenue-distribution/
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IMLS. (2021). Distribution of public libraries operating revenue among sources in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, as a share of total revenue. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326622/us-public-libraries-operating-revenue-distribution/
IMLS. "Distribution of Public Libraries Operating Revenue among Sources in The United States from The Fiscal Year of 1995 to The Fiscal Year of 2019, as a Share of Total Revenue." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326622/us-public-libraries-operating-revenue-distribution/
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Distribution of public libraries operating revenue among sources in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, as a share of total revenue [Graph], IMLS, May 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326622/us-public-libraries-operating-revenue-distribution/