People Visited Public Libraries More Than a Billion Times in 2015

“The Public Libraries Survey report, released today by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, provides a snapshot of public library use, financial health, staffing, and resources in FY 2015. IMLS also released a set of state profile reports, for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each year since 1988, the Public Libraries of the United States Survey has provided a national census of America’s public libraries. The data are collected from approximately 9,000 public library systems comprised of over 17,000 individual main libraries, library branches, and bookmobiles in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. “In today’s rapidly changing information environment, public libraries are flexing and responding to their communities,” said IMLS Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew. “We see this across indicators of resources, services, and usage. Our findings show robust use of reference services, the addition…

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