Table 9.Percentage of library media centers that were open to community members who do not attend the school and do not have children who attend the school and, of these, percentage open to community members during various times and percentage providing computer workstations with internet access, by state: 2011

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Table 9. Percentage of library media centers that were open to community members who do not attend the school and do not have children who attend the school and, of these, percentage open to community members during various times and percentage providing computer workstations with internet access, by state: 2011–12


			Percent of library media centers open to community members
State	Percent of library media centers open to community members who do not attend the school and do not have children who attend the school		During regular school hours		During the week, outside of regular school hours		On weekends, outside of regular school hours		With workstations community members can use to access the Internet
United States	23.8		80.9		48.9		19.2		61.3

Alabama	48.0		97.5		22.4		12.5	!	75.8
Alaska	63.4		71.6		64.8		35.9		63.5
Arizona	23.9		82.1		56.9		12.9	!	63.4
Arkansas	43.7		99.0		15.6		6.1	!	61.2
California	13.7		61.3		59.3		26.0	!	50.2

Colorado	30.9		87.8		45.0		26.4	!	73.8
Connecticut	9.7	!	79.2		60.0		16.1	!	52.9
Delaware	8.6	!	40.4	!	100.0		‡		62.1
District of Columbia	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Florida	24.5		86.0		52.7		‡		67.0

Georgia	42.2		99.2		28.6		17.8		74.6
Hawaii	‡		100.0		100.0		‡		‡
Idaho	38.4		84.4		39.0		31.4	!	63.0
Illinois	15.2		71.1		45.8		18.5	!	35.5	!
Indiana	18.8		80.6		41.7		19.8	!	46.1

Iowa	21.1		75.5		49.7		20.0	!	78.6
Kansas	24.6		87.8		44.1		‡		73.5
Kentucky	22.4		87.4		49.3		23.3	!	44.8
Louisiana	22.3		97.2		24.8	!	‡		64.6
Maine	31.5		81.4		50.2		19.5		47.0

Maryland	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Massachusetts	9.9		50.8	!	82.0		69.2		67.5
Michigan	18.4		61.1		53.4		26.4		58.2
Minnesota	20.7		69.9		52.4		30.0		68.7
Mississippi	35.6		81.7		52.7		19.2	!	76.0

Missouri	44.5		78.2		59.1		14.8		71.2
Montana	54.8		73.6		58.0		34.5	!	68.1
Nebraska	21.2		76.5		43.7		32.0		64.4
Nevada	13.7		80.4		37.0		24.6	!	72.7
New Hampshire	31.6		88.7		56.2		29.0		31.0	!

New Jersey	9.4		51.3		61.5		24.1	!	36.6	!
New Mexico	37.5		70.7		41.8	!	5.5	!	48.7
New York	13.5		74.8		50.6		20.6	!	47.2
North Carolina	19.9		87.7		60.9		25.3	!	56.3
North Dakota	46.0		94.8		41.9		10.6	!	70.4

Ohio	13.5		74.0		63.2		19.4	!	64.1
Oklahoma	29.5		96.1		42.7		‡		74.6
Oregon	28.2		73.8		58.6		19.9	!	57.4
Pennsylvania	11.3		75.0		42.7		‡		39.3	!
Rhode Island	10.6		76.4		75.7		45.8	!	56.3	!

South Carolina	41.0		94.5		41.3		11.3	!	78.7
South Dakota	37.4		90.3		54.7		27.4	!	37.9	!
Tennessee	26.2		93.4		54.8		34.3		55.6
Texas	33.3		85.6		45.9		9.1	!	73.3
Utah	22.8		96.3		63.3		13.8	!	26.5	!

Vermont	53.2		90.1		34.8		15.8	!	55.4
Virginia	22.0		79.7		46.1		17.9	!	47.7
Washington	33.6		60.3		67.4		28.2	!	34.3
West Virginia	16.3		94.4		25.0	!	10.2	!	32.7	!
Wisconsin	31.2		65.5		53.2		28.4		70.4
Wyoming	45.4		84.4		59.5		26.8		56.6
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: The 2011–12 Schools and Staffing Survey did not collect school library media center data from private schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Library Media Center Data File," 2011–12.

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