In 2019, there were around 392.88 in-person visits to public libraries per 100 people in the United States. In the same year, there were around 686.39 circulated library items per 100 people. In-person visitation peaked in 2009 with around 535.5 visits per 100 people. The number of circulated items peaked in 2010 with 826.2 circulated items per 100 people.
Use of public libraries in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type
(per 100 people)
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IMLS. (May 1, 2021). Use of public libraries in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327219/public-library-use-type-us/
IMLS. "Use of public libraries in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people)." Chart. May 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327219/public-library-use-type-us/
IMLS. (2021). Use of public libraries in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327219/public-library-use-type-us/
IMLS. "Use of Public Libraries in The United States from The Fiscal Year of 1995 to The Fiscal Year of 2019, by Type (per 100 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327219/public-library-use-type-us/
IMLS, Use of public libraries in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327219/public-library-use-type-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Use of public libraries in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people) [Graph], IMLS, May 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327219/public-library-use-type-us/
