| Title: | E.D. TAB: Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2003 |
| Description: | This report includes national and state summary data on public libraries in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas, with an introduction, findings, and numerous tables. The report is based on data from the Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2003, and includes information on population of legal service area, service outlets, public service hours, library materials, total circulation, circulation of children’s materials, reference transactions, library visits, children’s program attendance, interlibrary loans, electronic services and information, full-time-equivalent staff, operating revenue and expenditures, and capital expenditures. The report includes several key findings: Nationwide, library visits to public libraries totaled 1.3 billion, or 4.6 library visits per capita. The average number of Internet terminals available for public use per stationary outlet was 9.5. |
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| Cover Date: | September 2005 |
| Web Release: | September 22, 2005 |
| Print Release: | This Publication will only be available online. |
| Publication #: | NCES 2005363 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Adrienne Chute, Patricia Kroe, Patricia O'Shea, Terri Craig, Michael Freeman, Laura Hardesty, Joanna Fane McLaughlin, and Cynthia Jo Ramsey |
| Type of Product: | First Look / ED TAB |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Library Statistics Program (Lib) |
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| Questions: |
For questions about the content of this First Look / ED TAB, please contact: Adrienne Chute. |
