In the fiscal year of 2019, there were around 39.43 individuals per 100 people in attendance to public library programs in the United States. In the same year, there were around 25.76 per 100 people attending programs specifically for children. Attendance to public library programs has been experienced a general upward trend since 1995.
Public library program attendance in the United States for the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by program type
(per 100 people)
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IMLS. (May 1, 2021). Public library program attendance in the United States for the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by program type (per 100 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327352/public-library-program-attendance/
IMLS. "Public library program attendance in the United States for the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by program type (per 100 people)." Chart. May 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327352/public-library-program-attendance/
IMLS. (2021). Public library program attendance in the United States for the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by program type (per 100 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327352/public-library-program-attendance/
IMLS. "Public Library Program Attendance in The United States for The Fiscal Year of 1995 to The Fiscal Year of 2019, by Program Type (per 100 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327352/public-library-program-attendance/
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Public library program attendance in the United States for the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by program type (per 100 people) [Graph], IMLS, May 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327352/public-library-program-attendance/
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