Statistics About Libraries

Office for Research and Statistics' statistics about libraries including information on academic, public, state, school library centers, and international libraries.

Office for Research and Statistics

Statistics About Libraries

How many libraries are there in the United States?
How many people work in libraries in the United States?

Academic Libraries

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Published Reports and Data Sets
Academic Library Peer Comparison Tool

Current Survey and Committee

ALS Advisory Committee
NCES/ALS Library Representatives
2008 NCES Academic Library Survey Information

Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

ARL Statistics

Association of College and Research Libraries

Academic Library Statistics
Academic Libraries in the United States: Statistical Trends

Public Libraries

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Statistics

Public Library Association

Public Library Data Service Statistical Report
Public Libraries in the United States: Statistical Trends, 1990-2001
Bookmobiles in the U.S., 1950-2001
Services to Children in U.S. Public Libraries: Statistical Trends, 1993-2001

School Libraries

Published Reports and Data Sets
Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning: A History of Public School Libraries and Federal Legislation from 1953-2000 (pdf)

School Library Media Centers

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Status of Public and Private School Library Media Centers in the United States: 1999-2000

State Library Agencies

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Statistics

Libraries in Other Countries

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