The statistic depicts the assessment of U.S. public libraries regarding the importance of public libraries in the U.S. as a service provider for information about the library's community. 40.5 percent of the responding public libraries stated that the this service was one of the most important.
U.S. public libraries services - The library provides information about the library's community 2011/12
The service is ...
Percentage of responding libraries
Least important
3.2%
Unimportant
7.2%
Neutral
19.4%
Important
28.5%
Most important
40.5%
Not applicable
1.2%
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iPAC. (June 19, 2012). U.S. public libraries services - The library provides information about the library's community 2011/12 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250780/us-public-libraries-providing-information-about-the-librarys-community/
iPAC. "U.S. public libraries services - The library provides information about the library's community 2011/12." Chart. June 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250780/us-public-libraries-providing-information-about-the-librarys-community/
iPAC. (2012). U.S. public libraries services - The library provides information about the library's community 2011/12. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250780/us-public-libraries-providing-information-about-the-librarys-community/
iPAC. "U.S. Public Libraries Services - The Library Provides Information about The Library's Community 2011/12." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250780/us-public-libraries-providing-information-about-the-librarys-community/
iPAC, U.S. public libraries services - The library provides information about the library's community 2011/12 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250780/us-public-libraries-providing-information-about-the-librarys-community/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
U.S. public libraries services - The library provides information about the library's community 2011/12 [Graph], iPAC, June 19, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250780/us-public-libraries-providing-information-about-the-librarys-community/
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