Starred Libraries by State

Ray Lyons & Keith Curry Lance -- Library Journal, 2/15/2009

 

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Expenditure Category	Stars	Library	City	State	Circ. / Cap.	Visits / Cap.	Program Att. / Cap.	Internet Terminal Uses / Cap.	Score
$100k - $199k	5	Delta Community Library	Delta Junction	AK	21.9	32.8	2.6	11.5	2648
$400k - $999k	5	Haines Borough Public Library	Haines	AK	44.0	32.2	3.5	9.0	2550
$400k - $999k	4	Unalaska Public Library	Unalaska	AK	27.2	20.6	1.1	12.5	1726
$200k - $399k	4	Seward Community Library	Seward	AK	23.9	31.3	0.6	5.4	1605
$200k - $399k	3	Petersburg Public Library	Petersburg	AK	20.8	13.4	1.1	7.5	1450
$200k - $399k	3	Soldotna Public Library	Soldotna	AK	23.9	22.1	0.7	3.8	1360
$100k - $199k	5	Flomaton Public Library	Flomaton	AL	67.9	14.9	0.5	8.3	2326
$400k - $999k	3	Orange Beach Public Library	Orange Beach	AL	17.5	24.0	1.6	10.1	1649
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Homewood Public Library	Homewood	AL	21.7	20.1	0.6	8.5	1379
$100k - $199k	4	Larson Memorial Public Library	Pinetop- Lakeside	AZ	19.8	15.4	3.1	3.7	1685
$10k - $49k	4	Pima Public Library	Pima	AZ	6.9	7.0	4.2	3.0	1645
$100k - $199k	3	Quartzsite Public Library	Quartzsite	AZ	14.4	22.7	0.4	7.2	1580
$200k - $399k	3	Page Public Library	Page	AZ	12.9	14.9	1.1	9.7	1505
$400k - $999k	5	St. Helena Public Library	St. Helena	CA	40.6	24.9	1.6	22.3	2543
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Harrison Memorial Library	Carmel	CA	24.8	20.5	0.8	16.2	1893
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Cerritos Public Library	Cerritos	CA	17.7	21.4	0.6	5.3	1255
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Redwood City Public Library	Redwood City	CA	14.7	7.3	1.4	4.6	1126
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Pasadena Public Library	Pasadena	CA	11.7	8.4	0.8	1.5	963
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Santa Clara City Library	Santa Clara	CA	24.0	11.7	0.3	6.1	1054
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Palo Alto City Library	Palo Alto	CA	20.6	14.2	0.5	2.5	970
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Beverly Hills Public Library	Beverly Hills	CA	14.7	12.9	0.6	3.9	952
$30 mil +	4	San Jose Public Library	San Jose	CA	15.2	7.6	0.2	1.9	863
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	San Mateo County Library	San Mateo	CA	10.6	7.4	0.5	2.4	836
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	Berkeley Public Library	Berkeley	CA	14.7	11.6	0.3	0.2	798
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	Santa Clara County Library	Los Gatos	CA	22.9	7.2	0.2	0.9	777
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	City Of Commerce Public Library	Commerce	CA	18.5	24.4	1.6	2.6	1362
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Newport Beach Public Library	Newport Beach	CA	17.3	10.5	0.5	1.5	814
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Santa Cruz Libraries	Santa Cruz	CA	9.6	5.7	0.2	2.9	662
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Marin County Free Library	San Rafael	CA	10.0	7.6	0.3	1.4	645
$50k - $99k	5	Fleming Community Library (School/Public)	Fleming	CO	10.0	41.7	3.3	8.9	2430
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	San Miguel Library District # 1/Telluride	Telluride	CO	37.4	43.3	1.7	11.3	2413
$100k - $199k	5	La Veta Regional Library District	La Veta	CO	22.8	28.2	1.5	6.6	1986
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Boulder Public Library	Boulder	CO	11.4	10.3	0.6	7.7	1026
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	Douglas County Libraries	Castle Rock	CO	21.8	6.5	0.4	1.3	867
$400k - $999k	3	Vail Public Library	Vail	CO	13.0	41.8	2.0	1.8	1629
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Pitkin County Library	Aspen	CO	15.5	26.3	0.5	8.6	1393
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Darien Library	Darien	CT	36.7	21.1	1.1	21.0	2409
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Greenwich Library	Greenwich	CT	22.4	11.6	0.9	10.8	1402
$100k - $199k	4	David M. Hunt Library	Canaan	CT	12.9	16.8	3.3	7.6	1927
$200k - $399k	4	Norfolk Library	Norfolk	CT	23.9	13.4	4.7	1.8	1763
$400k - $999k	3	Acton Public Library	Old Saybrook	CT	25.5	19.0	2.6	1.8	1532
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Westport Public Library	Westport	CT	29.8	21.0	1.3	2.5	1370

Expenditure Category	Stars	Library	City	State	Circ. / Cap.	Visits / Cap.	Program Att. / Cap.	Internet Terminal Uses / Cap.	Score
$30 mil +	3	Broward County Libraries Division	Fort Lauderdale	FL	4.9	5.6	0.3	1.5	636
$30 mil +	3	Atlanta Fulton Public Library System	Atlanta	GA	4.0	4.2	0.3	1.5	534
$100k - $199k	4	Slater Public Library	Slater	IA	16.6	17.3	3.8	3.3	1771
$10k - $49k	4	Boyden Public Library	Boyden	IA	20.0	14.0	0.4	3.5	1479
$100k - $199k	3	Huxley Public Library	Huxley	IA	26.1	9.2	1.0	8.1	1606
$200k - $399k	3	James Kennedy Public Library	Dyersville	IA	32.6	16.5	1.5	2.5	1457
$50k - $99k	3	Riceville Public Library	Riceville	IA	12.6	23.1	0.6	5.7	1454
$50k - $99k	3	Conrad Public Library	Conrad	IA	27.3	14.6	1.1	3.4	1417
$10k - $49k	3	Lied Public Library-Essex	Essex	IA	9.3	5.8	1.1	6.6	1414
$10k - $49k	3	Albert City Public Library	Albert City	IA	11.1	11.5	0.5	5.0	1368
$50k - $99k	4	Cascade Public	Cascade	ID	10.8	22.4	1.9	5.8	1589
$100k - $199k	5	Cordova District Library	Cordova	IL	37.3	19.9	4.1	4.5	2303
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Naperville Public Library	Naperville	IL	31.2	11.5	0.5	1.6	1246
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Arlington Heights Memorial Library	Arlington Heights	IL	26.1	14.9	0.4	1.8	1231
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Schaumburg Twp District Library	Schaumburg	IL	19.9	9.8	0.7	2.2	1137
$200k - $399k	4	Hodgkins Public Library District	Hodgkins	IL	27.7	26.2	0.5	6.4	1624
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Skokie Public Library	Skokie	IL	26.3	12.9	0.7	1.7	1069
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Champaign Public Library	Champaign	IL	24.5	9.4	0.6	1.1	912
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Barrington Public Library District	Barrington	IL	18.6	7.7	0.7	2.8	888
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Fountaindale Public Library District	Bolingbrook	IL	11.6	7.7	1.0	1.4	846
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Des Plaines Public Library	Des Plaines	IL	18.9	9.2	0.5	1.6	812
$400k - $999k	5	Spencer County Public Library	Rockport	IN	18.8	16.6	6.5	3.7	2302
$200k - $399k	5	Bell Memorial Public Library	Mentone	IN	52.7	16.5	0.4	7.8	1933
$200k - $399k	5	Waterloo-Grant Township Public Library	Waterloo	IN	17.9	15.7	4.5	3.4	1787
$100k - $199k	4	Orleans Town & Township Public Library	Orleans	IN	6.4	8.5	7.3	0.8	1801
$200k - $399k	4	Butler Public Library	Butler	IN	21.5	13.5	2.4	5.5	1563
$30 mil +	4	Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library	Indianapolis	IN	16.6	6.5	0.3	2.0	918
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	St Joseph County Public Library	South Bend	IN	16.9	10.0	0.3	1.4	834
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	Allen County Public Library	Fort Wayne	IN	17.1	8.2	0.5	0.4	830
$100k - $199k	3	Walton & Tipton Township Public Library	Walton	IN	22.0	16.1	3.0	2.0	1589
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library	Evansville	IN	16.0	11.9	0.3	3.2	816
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Monroe County Public Library	Bloomington	IN	18.7	8.8	0.5	2.3	807
$10k - $49k	5	Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library	St. John	KS	28.3	36.7	7.0	1.6	3405
$200k - $399k	5	Elkhart/Morton County Library	Elkhart	KS	42.4	24.7	0.7	9.2	2050
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Hays Public Library	Hays	KS	68.4	9.9	2.0	2.5	1895
$50k - $99k	5	Meade Public Library	Meade	KS	26.0	10.3	1.5	9.3	1806
$100k - $199k	4	Cimarron City Library	Cimarron	KS	21.6	13.5	5.0	1.9	1847
$50k - $99k	4	Neodesha/W.A. Rankin Memorial	Neodesha	KS	15.6	44.5	0.3	3.0	1739
$100k - $199k	4	Seneca Free Library	Seneca	KS	29.1	18.9	1.0	6.0	1720
$50k - $99k	4	Fredonia Public Library	Fredonia	KS	21.2	30.4	0.1	4.5	1616
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Coffey County Library	Burlington	KS	21.3	25.6	1.3	5.6	1513
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	Johnson County Library	Overland Park	KS	15.7	6.3	0.3	3.7	875
$100k - $199k	3	Belleville Public Library	Belleville	KS	24.5	13.3	1.9	4.6	1568
$50k - $99k	3	Plains Community Library	Plains	KS	15.3	12.5	4.5	2.2	1514
$10k - $49k	3	Ellinwood School Community Library	Ellinwood	KS	12.0	12.4	1.0	4.2	1439
$10k - $49k	3	Buhler Public Library	Buhler	KS	19.1	10.7	0.4	3.9	1383
$50k - $99k	3	Mound City/Linn County Dist. #4	Mound City	KS	18.6	18.0	0.8	4.5	1378
$50k - $99k	3	Marion City Library	Marion	KS	20.8	18.8	0.6	3.9	1369
$200k - $399k	5	Wellfleet Public Library	Wellfleet	MA	32.9	28.8	7.2	9.1	3114
$400k - $999k	5	Osterville Free Library	Osterville	MA	29.5	32.4	2.1	9.1	2040
$400k - $999k	4	Provincetown Public Library	Provincetown	MA	13.6	43.6	0.7	10.3	1758
$400k - $999k	4	Eldredge Public Library	Chatham	MA	16.9	28.1	2.6	4.9	1710
$200k - $399k	4	West Tisbury Free Public Library	Vineyard Haven	MA	38.2	28.3	1.2	2.5	1703
$200k - $399k	4	Dover Town Library	Dover	MA	26.7	14.2	1.6	5.3	1514
$100k - $199k	3	Stockbridge Library Association	Stockbridge	MA	24.0	13.4	0.8	7.8	1607
$400k - $999k	3	Vineyard Haven Public Library	Vineyard Haven	MA	32.4	25.5	1.4	3.4	1574
$400k - $999k	3	Lenox Library Association	Lenox	MA	14.9	9.8	4.0	2.8	1550
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Newton Free Library	Newton Centre	MA	22.4	8.2	0.5	3.1	871
$30 mil +	3	Boston Public Library	Boston	MA	4.7	6.3	0.3	1.1	584
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Carroll County Public Library	Westminster	MD	21.3	5.6	0.8	4.8	991
$30 mil +	4	Montgomery County Public Libraries	Rockville	MD	12.4	6.8	0.2	0.9	696
$30 mil +	4	Baltimore County Public Library	Towson	MD	12.0	7.1	0.2	1.1	693

Expenditure Category	Stars	Library	City	State	Circ. / Cap.	Visits / Cap.	Program Att. / Cap.	Internet Terminal Uses / Cap.	Score
$400k - $999k	4	Camden Public Library	Camden	ME	28.6	25.0	2.2	4.6	1718
$200k - $399k	4	Blue Hill Public Library	Blue Hill	ME	29.2	28.5	1.2	3.4	1626
$50k - $99k	4	Guilford Memorial Library	Guilford	ME	21.4	9.7	4.0	3.3	1585
$400k - $999k	3	Rockland Public Library	Rockland	ME	29.2	21.6	1.0	6.7	1508
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Ann Arbor District Library	Ann Arbor	MI	34.3	9.1	0.3	1.6	1115
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Canton Public Library	Canton	MI	20.5	9.7	0.3	2.3	807
$200k - $399k	5	Grand Marais Public Library	Grand Marais	MN	41.4	37.7	0.4	10.7	2321
$10k - $49k	5	Edgerton: Runals Memorial Library	Edgerton	MN	57.2	16.4	0.2	1.1	2061
$50k - $99k	5	Coleraine Public Library	Coleraine	MN	49.2	16.4	0.3	3.9	1778
$30 mil +	5	Hennepin County Library	Minnetonka	MN	17.1	6.8	0.2	3.5	1052
$200k - $399k	4	Pelican Rapids Public Library: A Multicultural Learning Cent	Pelican Rapids	MN	35.5	15.1	1.5	5.0	1637
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	Saint Paul Public Library	Saint Paul	MN	11.8	8.5	0.3	3.6	880
$200k - $399k	3	Ely Public Library	Ely	MN	17.1	20.3	0.4	7.3	1384
$200k - $399k	3	Bayport Public Library	Bayport	MN	25.0	17.1	1.4	3.5	1377
$100k - $199k	4	Centralia Public Library	Centralia	MO	20.2	36.3	0.5	5.2	1863
$30 mil +	4	Consolidated Library District #3	Independence	MO	12.4	5.5	0.4	0.9	706
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Kansas City Public Library	Kansas City	MO	10.1	9.3	0.2	2.6	775
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Saint Louis Public Library	St. Louis	MO	7.0	6.6	0.5	1.5	698
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Saint Charles City-County Library District	St. Peters	MO	17.5	6.1	0.3	0.7	666
$10k - $49k	5	Madison Valley Public Library	Ennis	MT	29.1	11.1	1.5	6.8	2086
$10k - $49k	3	Drummond School-Community Library	Drummond	MT	12.8	6.1	0.8	5.6	1335
$30 mil +	5	Public Library Of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County	Charlotte	NC	7.6	6.0	1.0	1.6	1078
$100k - $199k	5	Central City Public Library	Central City	NE	29.3	21.4	6.4	9.2	2943
$100k - $199k	5	Atkinson Public Library	Atkinson	NE	28.0	31.0	2.6	5.6	2259
$50k - $99k	5	Hartington Public Library	Hartington	NE	27.0	16.4	1.0	10.7	2007
$50k - $99k	5	Neligh Public Library	Neligh	NE	30.4	10.7	3.2	5.6	1838
$10k - $49k	5	Ravenna Public Library	Ravenna	NE	9.4	6.1	5.2	2.7	1811
$10k - $49k	5	Syracuse Public Library	Syracuse	NE	6.3	7.2	5.0	2.8	1750
$10k - $49k	4	Wymore Public Library	Wymore	NE	8.7	9.7	3.3	2.5	1549
$10k - $49k	4	Crawford Public Library	Crawford	NE	12.8	12.3	1.0	4.2	1452
$50k - $99k	3	Geneva Public Library	Geneva	NE	28.7	20.2	0.4	3.7	1498
$50k - $99k	3	Lied Pierce Public Library	Pierce	NE	18.5	17.7	1.7	2.8	1369
$50k - $99k	5	Lincoln Public Library	Lincoln	NH	17.2	40.5	3.8	5.5	2336
$400k - $999k	5	Bernardsville Public Library	Bernardsville	NJ	30.0	26.9	3.0	11.5	2256
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Avalon Free Public Library	Avalon	NJ	37.8	11.7	3.5	5.0	2082
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Mercer County Library	Lawrenceville	NJ	11.4	7.9	0.5	5.2	1061
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Princeton Public Library	Princeton	NJ	18.6	28.7	1.4	8.0	1674
$200k - $399k	3	Cranbury Public Library	Cranbury	NJ	11.6	18.3	1.3	6.8	1396
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Somerset County Library	Bridgewater	NJ	13.9	6.0	0.4	1.2	714
$50k - $99k	5	Eleanor Daggett Memorial Library	Chama	NM	26.9	19.5	6.6	5.9	2449
$10k - $49k	5	Shuter Library Of Angel Fire	Angel Fire	NM	11.1	15.6	3.4	7.4	2272
$200k - $399k	5	Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library	Espanola	NM	1.9	13.8	9.4	1.6	2242
$50k - $99k	4	Columbus Village Library	Columbus	NM	4.8	15.7	0.4	12.1	1612
$100k - $199k	3	Jemez Pueblo Community Library	Jemez Pueblo	NM	5.5	7.7	3.9	7.3	1664
$400k - $999k	3	Taos Public Library	Taos	NM	25.6	30.6	1.0	7.3	1641
$30 mil +	3	Las Vegas-Clark County Library District	Las Vegas	NV	7.4	4.5	0.4	1.3	625
$100k - $199k	5	Falconer Public Library	Falconer	NY	76.8	25.7	3.6	2.8	2850
$50k - $99k	5	Castleton Public Library	Castleton	NY	20.4	7.5	14.1	0.2	2622
$50k - $99k	5	Elbridge Free Library	Elbridge	NY	20.9	21.0	7.8	4.3	2408
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Port Jefferson Free Library	Port Jefferson	NY	36.8	58.2	2.3	1.3	2261
$400k - $999k	5	Amagansett Free Library	Amagansett	NY	34.7	23.3	3.6	5.2	2111
$400k - $999k	5	Cutchogue Free Library	Cutchogue	NY	36.4	34.7	2.4	2.9	1994
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Fayetteville Free Library	Fayetteville	NY	28.6	58.6	1.5	2.0	1966
$50k - $99k	5	New Berlin Library	New Berlin	NY	15.6	18.5	5.0	4.8	1927
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Middle Country Public Library	Centereach	NY	29.9	9.3	1.2	7.2	1887
$400k - $999k	5	The Hampton Library	Bridgehampton	NY	26.8	33.1	2.3	4.1	1848
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Great Neck Library	Great Neck	NY	14.1	12.0	0.8	7.8	1163
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library	Plainview	NY	16.0	14.2	1.3	1.3	1139
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Bronxville Public Library	Bronxville	NY	29.4	25.7	2.4	2.8	1776
$100k - $199k	4	Sodus Free Library	Sodus	NY	36.8	16.2	0.5	7.1	1772
$100k - $199k	4	Macsherry Library	Alexandria Bay	NY	22.6	22.3	0.6	7.7	1771
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Scarsdale Public Library	Scarsdale	NY	24.8	37.2	0.6	9.0	1710
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Westhampton Free Library	Westhampton Beach	NY	26.1	30.4	2.0	3.0	1699
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Center Moriches Free Public Library	Center Moriches	NY	29.6	35.3	1.8	0.9	1661
$200k - $399k	4	Shelter Island Public Library Society	Shelter Island	NY	18.6	28.7	3.0	1.8	1660
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Rye Free Reading Room	Rye	NY	16.2	13.3	3.1	4.0	1658
$10k - $49k	4	Memorial Library Of Little Valley	Little Valley	NY	14.3	10.3	3.4	1.9	1648
$50k - $99k	4	Jordan Bramley Library	Jordan	NY	14.0	13.7	2.2	7.5	1634
$50k - $99k	4	Tivoli Free Library	Tivoli	NY	20.7	12.3	2.9	4.1	1540
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Jericho Public Library	Jericho	NY	44.5	17.9	1.6	1.2	1536
$10k - $49k	4	Philmont Public Library	Philmont	NY	18.3	14.1	1.0	3.1	1503
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Lib	Shirley	NY	15.9	10.8	1.2	2.3	1061
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Port Washington Public Library	Port Washington	NY	15.2	14.1	0.8	3.9	1056
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Northport Public Library	Northport	NY	14.0	15.9	0.8	1.5	980
$100k - $199k	3	Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library	Milton	NY	10.2	13.7	3.8	3.7	1599
$200k - $399k	3	Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library	Cold Spring	NY	14.9	17.8	3.1	3.0	1493
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Bryant Library	Roslyn	NY	15.2	10.8	1.5	8.7	1426
$10k - $49k	3	Schuylerville Public Library	Schuylerville	NY	15.5	10.9	1.5	2.7	1394
$10k - $49k	3	Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library	Newark Valley	NY	15.7	14.9	1.2	1.5	1375
$30 mil +	3	Queens Borough Public Library	Jamaica	NY	9.2	6.3	0.2	1.2	642

Expenditure Category	Stars	Library	City	State	Circ. / Cap.	Visits / Cap.	Program Att. / Cap.	Internet Terminal Uses / Cap.	Score
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Grandview Heights Public Library	Grandview Hts.	OH	131.6	145.8	3.1	29.2	6553
$400k - $999k	5	New Carlisle Public Library	New Carlisle	OH	44.7	11.0	2.2	61.8	4185
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Upper Arlington Public Library	Upper Arlington	OH	52.2	38.9	0.9	26.1	3003
$200k - $399k	5	Centerburg Public Library	Centerburg	OH	61.3	32.0	1.0	3.5	2183
$400k - $999k	5	Perry Public Library	Perry	OH	76.2	14.6	2.1	2.2	2124
$100k - $199k	5	Wornstaff Memorial Public Library	Ashley	OH	43.5	17.1	2.7	3.9	2047
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Way Public Library	Perrysburg	OH	30.7	21.0	0.9	15.3	1978
$200k - $399k	5	Grand Valley Public Library	Orwell	OH	34.6	19.1	0.6	11.0	1919
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	5	Wickliffe Public Library	Wickliffe	OH	33.4	19.7	1.7	9.4	1897
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Shaker Heights Public Library	Shaker Heights	OH	33.9	19.9	1.0	3.9	1514
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Worthington Public Library	Worthington	OH	34.2	24.9	0.5	2.9	1412
$30 mil +	5	Columbus Metropolitan Library	Columbus	OH	21.4	11.4	0.4	2.4	1337
$30 mil +	5	Cleveland Public Library	Cleveland	OH	11.1	8.6	0.3	4.1	1187
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library	Akron	OH	14.1	8.0	0.6	4.3	1116
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Cleveland Heights-University Heights Pl	Cleveland Hts.	OH	26.1	17.0	0.2	4.9	1105
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	Twinsburg Public Library	Twinsburg	OH	46.9	16.3	2.0	4.5	1842
$400k - $999k	4	Henderson Memorial Public Library Assoc.	Jefferson	OH	37.7	36.0	0.8	6.0	1827
$400k - $999k	4	Minerva Public Library	Minerva	OH	25.4	13.4	3.9	2.2	1735
$400k - $999k	4	Columbiana Public Library	Columbiana	OH	50.2	24.3	1.0	3.4	1714
$400k - $999k	4	Orrville Public Library	Orrville	OH	39.9	18.4	1.5	6.5	1702
$400k - $999k	4	Loudonville Public Library	Loudonville	OH	22.5	24.8	1.7	8.2	1677
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	4	North Canton Public Library	North Canton	OH	39.9	15.5	0.6	8.6	1555
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	4	Washington-Centerville Public Library	Centerville	OH	42.0	13.8	0.2	1.7	1100
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	Stark County District Library	Canton	OH	14.6	5.4	0.7	0.9	828
$100k - $199k	3	Normal Memorial Library	Fayette	OH	22.1	16.1	1.0	7.3	1642
$400k - $999k	3	Crestline Public Library	Crestline	OH	32.7	26.4	1.1	5.4	1613
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Lakewood Public Library	Lakewood	OH	30.1	9.8	2.3	2.3	1479
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Wright Memorial Public Library	Oakwood	OH	52.9	21.7	0.7	1.3	1450
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Hudson Library And Historical Society	Hudson	OH	32.7	31.2	0.8	1.8	1400
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Mansfield-Richland County Public Library	Mansfield	OH	17.5	9.7	0.6	2.1	835
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	3	Geauga County Public Library	Chardon	OH	25.1	8.5	0.4	1.3	813
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Tulsa City-County Library System	Tulsa	OK	8.8	6.1	0.4	4.8	883
$50k - $99k	4	Konawa - Kennedy Library Of Konawa	Konawa	OK	22.4	43.0	1.3	0.6	1774
$10k - $49k	4	Stratford - Chandler-Watts Library	Stratford	OK	21.4	19.6	0.1	1.7	1449

Expenditure Category	Stars	Library	City	State	Circ. / Cap.	Visits / Cap.	Program Att. / Cap.	Internet Terminal Uses / Cap.	Score
$30 mil +	5	Multnomah County Library	Portland	OR	28.3	6.7	0.5	0.1	1038
$50k - $99k	4	Atglen Public Library	Atglen	PA	33.3	16.9	0.7	5.1	1654
$10 mil - $29 mil	4	Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	PA	7.6	5.3	0.5	4.5	868
$400k - $999k	3	New Cumberland Public Library	New Cumberland	PA	37.1	25.6	1.9	2.0	1676
$400k - $999k	3	Sewickley Public Library	Sewickley	PA	26.1	22.0	1.7	8.0	1671
$200k - $399k	3	Green Tree Public Library	Pittsburgh	PA	19.6	22.7	0.9	5.8	1461
$50k - $99k	3	Womelsdorf Community Library	Womelsdorf	PA	21.8	15.1	1.8	3.2	1411
$200k - $399k	5	Island Free Library	New Shoreham	RI	42.1	98.7	3.5	17.7	4459
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Richland County Public Library	Columbia	SC	9.0	5.5	0.1	4.9	773
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Charleston County Public Library System	Charleston	SC	10.2	5.8	0.3	2.3	692
$10k - $49k	5	Centerville Community Library	Centerville	SD	14.5	31.3	0.7	1.7	1776
$10k - $49k	4	Faulk County Library	Faulkton	SD	7.9	6.0	5.2	0.9	1612
$10k - $49k	3	Hazel L Meyer Memorial Library	De Smet	SD	31.8	8.1	0.5	2.3	1442
$10k - $49k	5	Upton County Public Library	Mccamey	TX	36.0	30.7	0.0	2.5	2161
$10k - $49k	5	Black Bridge Library	Dime Box	TX	22.5	15.1	1.6	6.4	2062
$100k - $199k	5	Yoakum County/Cecil Bickley Library	Denver City	TX	34.2	8.9	2.4	7.9	1938
$200k - $399k	4	Marion Community Library	Marion	TX	9.3	7.5	5.8	1.3	1591
$100k - $199k	3	Claud H Gilmer Memorial Library	Rocksprings	TX	16.4	12.6	3.6	2.5	1550
$10k - $49k	3	Real County Public Library	Leakey	TX	15.3	12.5	1.2	2.1	1342
$10k - $49k	5	Lewiston Public Library	Lewiston	UT	49.8	8.2	1.0	4.0	2076
$10 mil - $29 mil	5	Salt Lake City Public Library	Salt Lake City	UT	19.7	22.0	1.2	3.5	1885
$50k - $99k	4	Milford Public Library	Milford	UT	19.4	15.7	3.4	5.2	1751
$400k - $999k	4	North Logan City Library	North Logan	UT	25.2	36.6	2.1	0.9	1692
$100k - $199k	3	Mt. Pleasant Public Library	Mt. Pleasant	UT	35.0	13.7	2.1	2.3	1600
$5 mil - $9.9 mil	5	Williamsburg Regional Library	Williamsburg	VA	18.1	8.2	2.1	2.5	1354
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Mary Riley Styles Public Library	Falls Church	VA	30.5	17.2	1.1	4.9	1396
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Loudoun County Public Library	Leesburg	VA	16.3	6.8	0.4	0.8	751
$100k - $199k	5	Sherburne Memorial	Killington	VT	26.5	23.2	3.6	8.3	2402
$100k - $199k	4	Fairfax Community	Fairfax	VT	28.7	16.4	0.5	9.9	1863
$50k - $99k	3	Craftsbury Public	Craftsbury Common	VT	14.8	9.1	1.8	7.3	1462
$50k - $99k	3	Lincoln	Lincoln	VT	12.6	14.3	3.5	2.7	1413
$200k - $399k	3	Stowe Free	Stowe	VT	15.8	25.4	0.6	5.3	1371
$10k - $49k	3	Cle Elum (Carpenter Memorial) Library	Cle Elum	WA	12.9	12.5	0.3	5.1	1404
$200k - $399k	5	Kilbourn Public Library	Wisconsin Dells	WI	28.3	34.8	1.0	24.5	3050
$10k - $49k	4	Lettie W. Jensen Public Library	Amherst	WI	21.1	10.7	1.1	3.2	1497
$10 mil - $29 mil	3	Madison Public Library	Madison	WI	17.7	8.5	0.2	1.2	754
$10k - $49k	4	Piedmont Public Library	Piedmont	WV	6.5	9.4	0.9	8.2	1575
$1 mil - $4.9 mil	3	Teton County Library	Jackson	WY	20.9	15.1	1.0	8.8	1419

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