This statistic shows the largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by number of holdings. Boston Public Library in Massachusetts held 20,198 electronic books in its collection as of 2012.
Largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by number of holdings
Characteristic
Print materials
Electronic books
Audio and video
New York Public Library, the Branch Libraries, NY
20,889,337
262,444
2,080,901
Boston Public Library, MA
8,947,271
20,198
168,144
Detroit Public Library, MI
6,870,782
982
245,137
Los Angeles Public Library, CA
6,301,338
37,077
582,658
County of Los Angeles Public Library, CA
5,367,967
16,593
948,541
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, OH
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American Library Association. (August 31, 2014). Largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by number of holdings [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374507/largest-public-libraries-by-number-of-holdings-us/
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American Library Association. (2014). Largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by number of holdings. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374507/largest-public-libraries-by-number-of-holdings-us/
American Library Association. "Largest Public Libraries in The United States in 2012, by Number of Holdings." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374507/largest-public-libraries-by-number-of-holdings-us/
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Largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by number of holdings [Graph], American Library Association, August 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374507/largest-public-libraries-by-number-of-holdings-us/
