Table 701.60.

Public libraries, books and serial volumes, library visits, circulation, and reference transactions, by state: Fiscal years 2009 and 2010

State	Number of public libraries				Number of books and serial volumes				Library visits per capita1		Circulation per capita2		Reference transactions per capita3
					In thousands		Per capita
	2009		2010		2009	2010	2009	2010	2009	2010	2009	2010	2009	2010
1	2		3		4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
United States	9,225	4	8,951	4	815,909	808,402	2.7	2.7	5.4	5.3	8.1	8.3	1.0	1.0
Alabama	210		212		9,546	9,649	2.1	2.1	3.7	3.7	4.6	4.6	0.9	0.9
Alaska	87		75		2,532	2,366	3.7	3.4	5.1	4.8	6.4	6.3	0.7	0.6
Arizona	89		89		8,807	8,946	1.3	1.4	4.4	4.6	7.4	8.2	0.7	0.7
Arkansas	52		55		6,578	6,569	2.5	2.5	4.0	4.0	5.3	5.5	0.7	0.8
California	181		181		75,299	74,754	2.0	1.9	4.8	4.6	6.2	6.3	0.9	0.9
Colorado	114		114		11,916	11,752	2.4	2.4	6.7	6.8	13.0	13.3	1.2	1.1
Connecticut	195		183		15,646	14,679	4.5	4.4	7.0	7.2	9.7	10.2	1.3	1.2
Delaware	21		21		1,701	1,858	2.2	2.4	5.6	5.8	10.5	11.5	0.6	0.7
District of Columbia	1		1		2,130	1,904	3.6	3.2	4.9	4.6	3.9	4.5	1.4	1.4
Florida	80		80		32,643	33,057	1.7	1.8	4.8	4.8	6.8	7.1	1.6	1.7
Georgia	61		61		16,341	16,765	1.7	1.7	4.3	3.9	5.1	4.7	0.9	1.1
Hawaii	1		1		3,383	3,466	2.6	2.7	4.7	4.1	5.6	5.4	0.7	0.6
Idaho	104		102		4,275	4,316	3.2	3.2	6.8	6.4	10.3	10.7	0.9	1.0
Illinois	634		622		45,250	45,223	3.8	3.8	7.0	7.0	9.7	10.3	1.2	1.2
Indiana	238		238		25,672	25,628	4.5	4.5	7.4	7.1	14.1	13.7	1.0	1.1
Iowa	541		531		12,143	12,117	4.1	4.1	6.5	6.6	9.7	9.9	0.6	0.6
Kansas	328		311		10,314	10,060	4.3	4.2	6.6	6.5	11.8	11.6	1.1	0.9
Kentucky	117		117		8,849	9,028	2.1	2.1	4.5	4.6	6.9	7.0	0.7	0.8
Louisiana	68		68		11,651	11,913	2.6	2.6	3.5	3.7	4.2	4.4	1.4	1.5
Maine	269		215		6,536	6,010	5.4	5.3	5.9	6.0	7.9	8.4	0.6	0.5
Maryland	24		24		13,892	13,954	2.5	2.5	6.1	6.0	10.7	10.7	1.3	1.4
Massachusetts	370		360		32,969	32,789	5.1	5.0	6.5	6.5	8.9	9.8	0.8	0.8
Michigan	384		384		35,539	35,322	3.6	3.6	6.0	6.0	8.6	9.0	1.0	1.0
Minnesota	138		138		15,535	15,592	2.9	2.9	5.6	5.3	11.2	11.1	0.7	0.7
Mississippi	50		50		5,556	5,569	1.9	1.9	3.2	3.3	3.0	3.0	0.6	0.6
Missouri	150		147		17,592	17,328	3.4	3.4	5.9	6.2	10.1	10.6	1.1	1.0
Montana	80		80		2,731	2,794	3.0	3.1	4.9	5.0	6.9	7.5	0.5	0.5
Nebraska	269		216		6,345	5,856	4.7	4.4	6.8	6.5	10.4	10.3	0.8	0.8
Nevada	22		22		4,782	4,545	1.8	1.7	4.3	4.3	7.2	7.6	0.6	0.6
New Hampshire	230		221		6,217	5,968	4.7	6.0	5.9	8.2	8.9	12.2	0.6	0.8
New Jersey	301		284		30,230	29,635	3.6	3.6	6.1	6.1	7.8	7.6	1.0	1.0
New Mexico	91		81		4,615	4,426	2.9	2.8	5.0	5.2	6.5	6.7	0.8	0.7
New York	756		756		75,760	73,078	4.0	3.9	6.3	6.2	8.4	8.7	1.5	1.4
North Carolina	77		77		16,907	16,755	1.8	1.8	4.8	4.7	6.0	6.0	1.4	1.4
North Dakota	85		73		2,575	2,374	4.5	4.1	4.4	4.2	7.8	7.2	0.8	0.7
Ohio	251		251		45,818	45,224	4.0	3.9	8.0	7.6	17.0	16.3	1.8	1.8
Oklahoma	115		116		7,278	7,352	2.4	2.4	7.0	5.2	7.1	7.4	0.7	0.7
Oregon	127		126		9,927	10,048	2.7	2.7	6.8	6.8	15.4	16.2	0.8	0.7
Pennsylvania	458		457		28,180	27,790	2.4	2.3	4.1	3.9	6.0	5.8	0.7	0.8
Rhode Island	48		48		4,334	4,636	4.1	4.4	6.4	6.0	7.3	7.4	0.8	0.7
South Carolina	42		42		9,430	9,575	2.2	2.2	4.2	4.2	6.1	6.2	1.2	1.2
South Dakota	112		102		3,096	2,926	4.2	4.0	5.4	5.5	8.4	8.2	0.9	0.6
Tennessee	186		186		11,754	11,837	1.9	1.9	3.5	3.4	4.0	4.2	0.6	0.6
Texas	559		549		41,749	41,832	1.8	1.8	3.5	3.4	5.1	5.2	0.7	0.7
Utah	71		72		6,744	6,873	2.5	2.5	7.0	7.0	13.4	13.7	1.9	1.2
Vermont	184		159		2,964	2,908	4.9	5.4	6.5	7.1	7.8	8.8	0.8	0.9
Virginia	91		91		19,151	18,921	2.5	2.5	5.5	5.5	9.8	10.0	1.0	1.0
Washington	63		61		15,377	14,878	2.3	2.3	6.7	6.8	12.9	13.1	0.9	0.9
West Virginia	97		97		5,213	5,264	2.9	2.9	3.4	3.4	4.3	4.4	0.5	0.5
Wisconsin	380		381		19,956	19,794	3.5	3.5	6.4	6.4	11.5	11.4	0.9	0.9
Wyoming	23		23		2,484	2,498	4.7	4.6	7.1	7.1	9.5	9.8	1.2	1.0

1 The number of visits (entering the library for any purpose) per person during the year.

2 The number of library materials lent per person during the year.

3 A reference transaction is an information contact that involves the knowledge, use, recommendations, interpretation, or instructions in the use of one or more information sources by a member of the library staff.

4 In 2009, of the 9,225 public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 7,466 were single-outlet libraries and 1,759 were multiple-outlet libraries. In 2010, of the 8,951 public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 7,204 were single-outlet libraries and 1,747 were multiple-outlet libraries. Single-outlet libraries consist of a central library, bookmobile, or books-by-mail-only outlet. Multiple-outlet libraries have two or more direct service outlets, including some combination of one central library, branch(es), bookmobile(s), and/or books-by-mail-only outlets.

NOTE: Data include imputations for nonresponse. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Per capita figures are based on unduplicated populations of the areas served by public libraries.

SOURCE: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal years 2009 and 2010, retrieved December 13, 2013, from http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx. (This table was prepared December 2013.)