2021 Star Libraries By the Numbers | LJ Index 2021

by Keith Curry Lance
Dec 13, 2021 | Filed in Leadership

2021 Star Library Index Scores by Spending Category.

2021 Star Libraries Index Scores by Expenditure Range

We are pleased to announce the results of the 13th edition of the LJ index of Public Library Service. The LJ Index rates U.S. public libraries based on selected per capita output measures. The 2021 Index derives from data recently released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for FY19. This year, 5,608 U.S. public libraries qualified to be rated in the Index. In this edition, there are 262 Star Libraries, each receiving three-Star, four-Star, or five-Star designations.

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $30,000,000+

  LIBRARY STATE POPULATION
(Per Capita)		 CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 E-CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 VISITS(Per Capita) PROGRAM
ATTENDANCE
(Per Capita)

PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
(Per Capita)

WI-FI
SESSIONS

 E-RETRIEVALS SCORE
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*		 Cuyahoga County Public Library OH 616,527 19.19 4.39 8.09 0.53 1.99 2.41 4.47 1932
Cincinnati and Hamilton County, PL of OH 802,374 21.05 5.24 6.97 0.56 1.48 2.38 5.19 1873
San Mateo County Libraries CA 285,263 10.78 2.21 7.53 1.33 0.96 14.21 0.83 1813
Cleveland Public Library OH 398,453 11.84 3.10 5.97 0.82 1.71 1.87 3.74 1560
Santa Clara County Library CA 444,567 19.89 2.60 7.53 0.54 0.94 4.60 3.31 1520
 
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*		 Arapahoe Library District CO 264,545 15.29 4.69 6.60 0.62 0.99 0.68 1.80 1434
San Francisco Public Library CA 883,869 8.95 4.32 6.70 0.57 0.94 5.34 2.10 1364
Columbus Metropolitan Library OH 850,548 15.11 2.68 6.50 0.29 1.69 0.57 3.02 1328
King County Library System WA 1,504,540 9.67 4.46 6.44 0.41 1.33 3.33 0.73 1309
Saint Louis County Library MO 859,148 14.13 2.01 5.94 0.89 1.14 0.85 0.88 1291
 
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*		 East Baton Rouge Parish Library LA 440,059 4.96 2.09 5.81 0.95 1.19 2.79 4.13 1283
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh PA 399,948 12.04 1.57 6.81 0.55 1.14 1.06 5.89 1280
Seattle Public Library WA 747,300 10.39 4.95 6.59 0.37 0.98 2.40 1.76 1276
Denver Public Library CO 717,796 9.98 3.09 5.59 0.67 1.12 0.94 0.91 1162
Multnomah County Library OR 813,300 18.30 4.26 4.44 0.35 0.86 2.14 0.07 1149

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $10M–$29.9M

  LIBRARY STATE POPULATION
(Per Capita)		 CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 E-CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 VISITS
(Per Capita)		 PROGRAM
ATTENDANCE
(Per Capita)

PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
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 Worthington Public Library OH 59,689 47.18 7.02 23.36 0.92 2.01 4.14 5.64 2890
Naperville Public Library IL 141,853 24.63 2.91 10.96 0.80 2.28 3.83 17.82 2285
Ann Arbor District Library MI 163,590 38.87 3.35 10.81 1.03 0.78 21.42 0.47 2188
Gail Borden Public Library District IL 144,597 9.45 1.79 5.26 0.62 0.78 16.28 11.63 1596
Howard County Library System MD 317,233 19.72 4.04 6.19 0.99 1.90 0.91 3.13 1471
Cambridge Public Library MA 110,402 13.49 1.76 8.81 0.66 1.51 4.15 5.93 1379
Salt Lake City Public Library System UT 200,591 14.60 2.72 7.24 0.72 1.50 6.45 0.82 1279
Santa Monica Public Library CA 93,593 12.64 1.64 12.09 0.70 1.71 0.94 1.16 1262
Kenton County Public Library KY 165,410 9.43 2.86 4.92 1.14 1.23 0.38 6.16 1233
Schaumburg Township District Library IL 126,849 19.67 0.92 7.71 0.73 1.08 3.00 3.86 1229
 
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*		 Berkeley Public Library CA 123,328 15.54 3.96 8.78 0.58 1.29 0.85 0.54 1190
Harford County Public Library MD 251,032 11.18 2.30 6.15 1.41 0.93 1.11 1.81 1165
Eugene Public Library OR 169,697 13.83 2.10 6.50 0.39 0.86 10.14 1.79 1144
Henrico County Public Library VA 321,233 9.92 2.85 6.40 0.37 1.16 9.08 1.88 1140
Kansas City Public Library MO 218,765 5.67 3.14 7.56 0.57 2.68 0.67 0.10 1139
Somerset County Library NJ 188,378 15.09 2.15 5.98 0.77 1.07 1.80 1.78 1063
Carroll County Public Library MD 167,656 19.91 1.22 5.51 1.01 0.90 0.56 0.63 1033
Charleston County Public Library System SC 350,209 5.43 1.98 4.26 0.67 1.76 0.95 5.12 1021
Loudoun County Public Library VA 385,327 11.80 2.54 5.40 0.96 0.69 0.85 2.55 1014
Madison Public Library WI 275,445 10.73 1.68 6.40 0.43 0.83 9.48 0.42 1007
 

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 Kent District Library MI 395,660 17.15 2.33 6.83 0.44 0.95 2.14 0.86 1000
Greene County Public Library OH 161,573 16.02 3.10 5.11 0.62 0.61 1.12 1.43 956
Douglas County Libraries CO 342,847 15.96 3.76 4.94 0.52 0.34 2.49 1.33 947
Springfield-Greene County Library District MO 275,174 10.01 1.17 6.79 0.47 0.90 2.67 3.70 944
Lake County Public Library IN 242,837 9.37 2.74 4.91 0.35 0.68 6.95 1.59 920
Stark County District Library OH 240,131 13.62 2.07 4.73 0.70 0.73 1.82 1.32 900
Central Arkansas Library System AR 337,104 5.62 2.57 5.52 0.81 0.72 2.79 1.39 897
Ramsey County Library MN 242,515 12.27 1.65 5.83 0.50 0.98 2.56 1.16 893
Richland County Public Library SC 384,504 7.85 3.49 3.98 0.15 1.45 2.75 2.54 890
Marin County Free Library CA 143,752 9.67 1.64 7.73 0.36 1.18 2.05 0.70 883

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $5M–$9.9M

  LIBRARY STATE POPULATION
(Per Capita)		 CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 E-CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 VISITS
(Per Capita)		 PROGRAM
ATTENDANCE
(Per Capita)

PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
(Per Capita)

 WI-FI
SESSIONS		 E-RETRIEVALS SCORE
 

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 Princeton Public Library NJ 28,572 15.13 5.71 26.26 2.59 2.39 22.10 3.63 2711
Washington-Centerville Public Library OH 56,628 24.59 5.95 11.37 1.34 0.70 55.94 17.56 2571
Upper Arlington Public Library OH 34,150 52.91 5.77 16.79 1.23 1.63 7.60 8.17 2385
Wilmette Public Library District IL 27,087 27.18 7.08 12.20 1.23 0.88 40.15 1.58 2312
Elmhurst Public Library IL 44,121 24.57 1.90 13.78 1.29 5.70 5.90 8.04 2133
Cleveland Heights-University Heights PL OH 57,867 32.30 3.52 12.35 0.97 3.89 5.88 0.87 1942
Porter Public Library OH 32,680 30.26 2.33 9.99 1.37 1.08 29.15 6.20 1921
Oak Park Public Library IL 51,878 28.03 3.47 13.10 0.63 1.95 11.85 8.17 1746
Ela Area Public Library District IL 34,462 25.48 1.69 8.49 1.05 3.10 11.49 3.08 1643
Northbrook Public Library IL 33,170 27.43 2.53 11.01 1.50 0.93 4.96 8.17 1584
 

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 Pueblo City-County Library District CO 167,117 11.11 1.70 7.29 1.69 2.18 12.31 1.28 1437
Palo Alto City Library CA 69,397 19.50 1.69 14.55 0.73 1.79 5.09 5.11 1428
Port Washington Public Library NY 31,071 8.29 1.74 13.64 1.63 1.54 5.62 1.55 1398
Burlingame Public Library CA 38,163 17.32 1.54 9.25 1.26 1.00 15.64 0.28 1372
Cedar Mill Community Library OR 80,954 27.12 2.82 8.69 1.07 0.36 9.01 0.83 1356
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library NY 20,356 14.22 2.09 14.98 1.06 1.43 1.55 2.61 1346
Comsewogue Public Library NY 23,752 19.24 3.93 7.33 1.27 0.74 1.01 5.61 1290
Washington County Cooperative Library Services OR 14,269 20.41 3.70 13.48 0.24 1.47 0.70 0.85 1278
Barrington Public Library District IL 44,157 14.68 5.27 7.20 0.87 1.02 5.43 1.37 1276
Iowa City Public Library IA 82,791 13.16 2.96 8.37 0.74 0.83 13.84 3.56 1239
 

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 Champaign Public Library IL 81,055 23.00 1.58 10.04 0.92 1.19 1.26 2.21 1221
Vernon Area Public Library District IL 41,055 18.54 2.50 7.54 1.16 0.69 4.80 5.57 1221
Monroe County Public Library IN 137,974 14.67 2.36 6.05 0.36 1.06 20.51 2.54 1186
Great Neck Library NY 44,580 6.64 3.23 8.30 1.21 1.04 6.82 3.23 1185
Boulder Public Library CO 106,456 14.99 2.44 9.40 0.97 1.08 3.49 2.75 1182
Williamsburg Regional Library VA 89,044 10.08 2.74 6.16 1.42 1.21 2.93 5.62 1172
Carmel Clay Public Library IN 83,293 23.20 3.17 7.29 0.87 0.40 3.78 1.08 1164
Glenview Public Library IL 44,692 19.08 1.46 10.18 0.87 1.00 2.23 4.32 1162
Newport Beach Public Library CA 87,180 13.92 1.86 10.74 0.83 0.92 2.66 8.93 1162
Des Plaines Public Library IL 58,364 16.69 1.72 7.15 1.00 1.42 2.89 4.73 1151
Sachem Public Library NY 83,196 8.48 1.49 7.98 1.81 1.21 1.55 0.98 1151
Northport Public Library NY 36,113 7.41 2.19 11.14 0.88 1.78 2.33 1.62 1146
Mount Prospect Public Library IL 54,167 16.35 1.13 8.34 0.76 1.79 3.41 3.69 1131

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $1M–$4.9M

  LIBRARY STATE POPULATION
(Per Capita)		 CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 E-CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 VISITS
(Per Capita)		 PROGRAM
ATTENDANCE
(Per Capita)

PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
(Per Capita)

 WI-FI
SESSIONS		 E-RETRIEVALS SCORE
 

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 Grandview Heights Public Library OH 7,392 77.59 9.72 60.17 5.88 3.95 16.26 9.52 4713
West Tisbury Free Public Library MA 2,896 34.46 3.91 53.60 9.03 8.08 61.81 1.91 4423
Brumback Library OH 23,964 48.80 12.83 20.02 12.60 3.37 4.47 0.03 4321
Hudson Library And Historical Society OH 22,262 53.56 8.51 44.81 2.65 6.09 5.54 1.32 3713
Port Jefferson Free Library NY 7,570 41.85 4.80 21.40 8.96 1.55 5.01 2.84 2953
San Miguel Library District # 1 (Telluride) CO 6,530 27.85 4.69 34.68 4.50 4.37 18.87 4.93 2887
Center Moriches Free Public Library NY 7,546 18.52 4.93 33.93 8.54 1.68 3.49 1.93 2805
North Kansas City Public Library MO 4,208 25.79 7.10 30.91 2.99 4.37 3.10 5.07 2736
Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library NY 3,684 32.78 3.88 43.80 4.20 1.81 9.59 8.20 2724
East Cleveland Public Library OH 20,869 4.78 0.16 22.30 7.72 8.63 4.31 0.21 2583
 

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 Westhampton Free Library NY 5,571 33.72 6.30 19.02 5.85 1.60 3.25 2.74 2567
Wright Memorial Public Library OH 9,192 39.74 7.54 16.33 4.13 1.64 4.67 2.65 2541
Darien Library CT 21,753 25.61 3.00 16.36 2.62 8.06 7.41 0.21 2441
Smoky Valley Library District NV 1,783 21.37 3.40 20.96 6.35 1.31 2.73 5.87 2188
Twinsburg Public Library OH 24,453 50.86 5.29 12.29 1.48 1.81 3.10 0.68 2148
Fayetteville Free Library NY 10,347 21.11 3.34 16.14 2.30 5.75 7.76 0.70 2122
Mary Riley Styles Public Library VA 14,123 29.54 6.69 22.66 2.16 0.86 2.32 1.07 2117
Jericho Public Library NY 17,348 16.55 2.72 18.78 1.69 6.82 6.01 3.18 2093
Orrville Public Library OH 10,862 46.66 5.54 12.16 1.44 1.68 4.66 0.26 2092
Homewood Public Library AL 25,476 20.74 5.97 17.09 3.33 1.64 2.46 5.57 2031
 

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 Lakewood Public Library OH 51,983 28.03 1.62 17.25 1.84 5.53 3.24 0.64 2000
Rocky River Public Library OH 20,582 39.69 4.23 15.68 1.35 1.97 5.89 1.58 1970
West Bloomfield Township Public Library MI 71,755 38.53 1.84 14.43 1.03 4.54 1.96 0.99 1926
Margate City Public Library NJ 6,354 14.39 3.25 22.59 1.27 3.79 13.78 1.45 1856
Harrison Memorial Library CA 3,987 26.20 4.05 22.22 1.16 1.91 3.95 2.49 1838
Manlius Library NY 11,198 19.29 4.09 17.95 3.26 1.52 4.38 1.29 1837
Park City Library UT 8,504 10.28 3.26 21.57 3.34 1.73 5.15 0.47 1728
Paramus Public Library NJ 26,342 18.53 0.68 21.87 1.85 4.32 0.74 0.00 1716
Sewickley Public Library PA 13,934 19.34 2.80 16.57 2.77 2.04 1.45 3.12 1687
Bronxville Public Library NY 6,323 18.45 1.04 22.51 3.15 2.02 2.13 0.18 1669

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $400K–$999.9K

  LIBRARY STATE POPULATION
(Per Capita)		 CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 E-CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 VISITS
(Per Capita)		 PROGRAM
ATTENDANCE
(Per Capita)

PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
(Per Capita)

 WI-FI
SESSIONS		 E-RETRIEVALS SCORE
 

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 Leslie County Public Library KY 10,309 27.02 17.76 7.78 1.70 16.64 41.34 20.13 5273
Camden Public Library ME 4,783 40.72 7.60 47.89 5.78 5.80 25.15 4.09 4427
Wellfleet Public Library MA 2,749 27.50 5.30 45.48 10.64 11.92 3.65 4.84 4299
Quogue Library NY 1,080 15.43 10.56 30.05 3.30 11.54 8.93 0.34 3551
Red Hook Public Library NY 1,961 44.15 3.98 44.14 6.12 3.14 7.82 0.82 3395
Haines Borough Public Library AK 2,480 23.00 1.79 33.55 4.82 6.02 23.30 0.77 3186
Southwest Harbor Public Library ME 1,792 29.79 2.04 38.57 6.53 5.95 5.39 32.81 3064
Osterville Village Library MA 2,979 30.71 3.48 26.39 7.87 3.96 1.78 2.49 2889
Truro Public Library MA 2,007 27.94 4.65 41.12 5.67 1.92 3.01 3.17 2808
Provincetown Public Library MA 2,968 4.83 1.77 60.30 1.83 2.96 22.88 0.57 2685
 
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*		 Homer Public Library AK 5,443 26.92 3.62 23.30 1.43 8.95 4.46 1.04 2474
Joyce K. Carver Memorial Soldotna Public Library AK 4,327 30.07 4.32 26.11 2.44 3.58 5.32 1.12 2382
Shelter Island Public Library Society NY 2,392 12.82 4.70 38.06 4.86 2.96 0.51 1.54 2382
Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library NY 2,641 15.85 3.43 34.59 3.12 3.35 9.23 1.05 2366
Grand County Public Library UT 9,764 16.63 1.70 14.63 1.40 7.45 17.53 0.16 2265
Blair Public Library & Technology Center NE 7,815 20.79 2.39 13.94 3.47 2.94 15.99 2.51 2250
Snow Library MA 5,846 20.54 3.31 22.33 2.39 2.67 12.83 4.21 2217
Harbor-Topky Memorial Library OH 3,841 33.83 4.03 14.53 4.05 1.89 2.01 0.27 2195
Monona Public Library WI 9,780 22.75 2.58 23.71 1.19 0.84 19.51 0.49 2144
New Carlisle & Olive Township Public Library IN 4,704 25.25 1.79 16.32 1.59 3.92 15.13 0.58 2140
Henderson Memorial Public Library Association OH 5,252 33.83 3.44 15.27 3.28 2.11 3.59 0.32 2129
 

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 Dennis Public Library MA 2,801 22.91 3.40 31.95 1.94 2.95 2.68 2.03 2072
Oak Bluffs Public Library MA 4,677 16.94 2.57 14.71 3.61 2.22 12.05 2.02 2044
Edgartown Free Public Library MA 4,306 14.13 2.66 22.56 3.20 2.48 9.75 0.46 2027
Hewitt Public Library TX 22,993 17.08 7.10 19.08 2.39 2.24 0.00 0.10 1997
Dorcas Carey Public Library OH 5,364 21.89 0.69 26.24 5.45 1.39 1.05 0.06 1967
Peninsula Library & Historical Society OH 2,572 29.58 4.65 6.91 1.73 4.29 1.92 0.12 1947
Orcas Island Library District WA 5,632 17.48 3.11 21.08 1.28 4.90 5.67 0.71 1931
Sturgis Library MA 2,904 16.78 2.37 19.74 2.74 5.50 0.00 68.50 1902
Seward Community Library And Museum AK 2,584 13.15 2.35 28.96 2.61 4.27 0.00 0.77 1844
Garden Home Community Library OR 5,539 30.93 4.32 15.14 1.55 1.64 1.32 0.82 1838

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $200K–$399.9K

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(Per Capita)		 CIRCULATION
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(Per Capita)		 VISITS
(Per Capita)		 PROGRAM
ATTENDANCE
(Per Capita)

PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
(Per Capita)

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 Haslet Public Library TX 1,855 48.94 5.72 28.59 16.10 2.36 1.50 0.16 4220
Grand Marais Public Library MN 1,410 38.22 8.94 46.84 2.80 4.40 7.07 0.63 3430
Delta Community Library AK 1,177 55.17 4.44 36.16 2.77 3.19 21.24 3.74 3193
Cimarron City Library KS 2,211 13.38 2.43 52.01 6.86 1.72 10.10 0.00 2875
Central City Public Library NE 2,875 25.09 1.46 24.72 5.50 6.36 2.51 0.01 2595
Ely Public Library MN 3,410 18.84 2.43 20.90 0.95 8.59 8.65 0.14 2229
Beresford Public Library SD 2,320 21.58 2.83 17.98 2.16 5.82 4.91 1.19 2103
La Veta Regional Library District CO 1,343 25.82 0.39 30.83 2.75 2.92 6.01 2.70 2097
Skagway Public Library AK 1,088 11.83 1.18 29.34 1.18 5.07 3.76 0.94 1872
Bandon Public Library OR 7,053 16.52 1.06 23.89 0.87 5.77 4.54 1.15 1860
 
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*		 Fairport Harbor Public Library OH 3,115 19.98 3.49 14.94 2.79 2.12 9.45 0.31 1855
Carrollton Public Library MO 3,784 16.19 1.96 11.07 4.81 2.88 2.27 0.10 1809
John A Stahl Library NE 3,315 20.34 2.43 19.08 1.42 3.33 2.55 0.21 1755
Red Feather Mountain Library District CO 1,811 17.98 1.69 12.21 2.11 3.23 10.39 0.09 1657
Green Tree Public Library PA 4,432 14.30 1.61 24.62 1.30 2.99 1.29 0.82 1654
Hesston Public Library KS 3,734 22.06 3.53 10.81 1.49 2.83 0.27 0.00 1632
Two Harbors Public Library MN 3,517 14.92 4.27 12.21 1.01 3.76 0.59 0.50 1626
Alpine County Library/Archives CA 1,162 14.70 0.65 21.89 2.63 1.32 7.49 0.56 1596
Belleville Public Library WI 3,568 18.46 4.49 9.87 1.76 1.07 6.56 0.56 1562
Hamilton County Public Library KS 2,607 4.87 0.89 11.09 3.64 3.63 5.41 0.00 1502
 

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 Jefferson County Library - Boulder MT 5,713 7.67 0.93 19.13 1.89 3.50 0.50 0.12 1473
Caestecker Public Library WI 4,076 11.46 1.61 17.95 1.50 2.51 2.34 0.03 1455
Norwich Public VT 3,335 13.03 2.40 14.44 1.96 1.01 8.76 1.72 1450
Guthrie Public Library OK 11,437 7.27 3.11 7.40 2.58 3.30 1.05 0.00 1442
Mccook Public Library NE 7,551 11.30 0.85 11.95 3.11 2.47 0.66 0.00 1423
Gatesville Public Library TX 4,224 12.53 2.25 13.64 1.72 2.01 2.39 0.63 1410
Clifton Springs Library NY 2,127 18.24 1.26 14.10 2.07 0.90 1.63 0.51 1380
Cambridge Community Library WI 2,699 19.64 1.46 10.08 0.88 1.25 16.64 0.31 1379
Soda Springs Public ID 3,032 13.45 0.28 9.56 3.11 2.57 0.91 0.16 1379
North Baltimore Public Library OH 4,283 23.18 1.14 11.50 1.13 1.69 2.07 0.33 1369
Cotuit Library MA 3,072 8.99 2.92 14.85 2.51 0.36 2.18 0.16 1366

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $100K–$199.9K

  LIBRARY STATE POPULATION
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(Per Capita)		 VISITS
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ATTENDANCE
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PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
(Per Capita)

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 Flomaton Public Library AL 1,389 114.67 0.84 38.96 1.13 30.47 13.13 0.05 5452
Smith Memorial Library NY 1,125 23.78 5.57 59.75 1.66 13.28 3.11 0.37 3556
Madison Valley Public Library MT 1,177 33.15 5.11 40.00 6.89 4.42 5.95 1.57 3381
The Southworth Library Association NY 1,889 48.75 4.33 22.27 5.87 2.02 13.91 0.32 3247
Powers Library Association NY 1,282 17.84 1.61 34.40 1.97 17.44 12.48 0.08 3123
Claud H Gilmer Memorial Library TX 1,928 13.59 1.83 18.67 5.66 14.29 12.45 0.33 2943
Hartington Public Library NE 1,476 32.77 2.57 29.40 2.41 13.90 1.63 0.00 2837
Apalachin Library Association NY 1,131 26.13 3.76 16.23 3.77 0.62 19.04 0.68 2578
Atkinson Public Library NE 1,238 23.26 2.42 24.71 5.51 5.62 6.05 0.13 2557
Tivoli Free Library NY 1,118 13.85 1.72 17.07 5.12 6.34 10.25 0.59 2320
 
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*		 Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library IN 2,298 7.52 1.01 22.45 4.49 6.90 13.00 0.00 2312
Craftsbury Public VT 1,225 15.30 0.06 15.64 3.00 6.38 12.51 0.02 2013
Freeman Public Library SD 1,292 16.16 4.03 15.73 1.51 5.79 4.84 0.02 2000
Port Orford Public Library OR 2,491 19.80 1.08 17.66 3.11 3.30 9.19 0.00 1957
Centerville Community Library SD 1,392 20.51 1.23 30.48 3.02 1.94 1.64 0.07 1890
Singletary Memorial Library TX 3,681 2.68 0.42 19.60 1.50 9.89 9.89 0.05 1877
Greenville Public Library NY 3,739 15.82 1.40 16.03 3.52 3.55 7.17 0.34 1875
Rogersville Public Library AL 1,230 25.38 2.93 15.54 2.04 2.88 3.17 5.11 1871
Macsherry Library NY 1,078 12.91 2.42 16.60 3.79 2.44 5.48 0.13 1848
Springfield Memorial Library NE 1,612 16.06 1.78 17.30 3.04 2.89 6.80 0.00 1846
 

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 Castleton Public Library NY 1,473 19.32 3.82 10.57 3.48 0.80 2.30 0.24 1748
Mountain View Public Library MO 2,719 23.85 1.78 24.88 0.49 3.63 1.36 0.00 1730
Dolores County School/Public Library (Dove Creek) CO 2,054 7.70 0.20 11.39 2.74 7.10 9.44 1.60 1724
Britton Public Library SD 1,324 14.67 4.24 10.51 2.20 1.19 5.35 0.22 1717
Kingman Carnegie Library KS 2,906 19.00 0.90 10.70 2.82 5.96 3.54 0.00 1709
Rossville Community Library KS 1,896 13.21 0.18 24.02 2.94 1.54 6.99 0.54 1684
Stamford Village Library NY 1,119 14.07 0.68 13.64 3.00 1.35 11.09 0.02 1682
Overbrook Public Library KS 1,022 17.93 0.58 12.01 1.19 2.87 11.66 0.58 1633
Summerdale - Marjorie Younce Snook Public Library AL 1,379 14.11 1.33 12.57 2.28 7.20 0.87 0.04 1633
Ashland Public Library NE 2,588 11.38 1.89 16.88 2.63 2.20 5.02 0.12 1628
Altamont Free Library NY 1,720 15.55 3.09 6.88 2.28 3.85 2.58 0.24 1598

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $50K–$99.9K

  LIBRARY STATE POPULATION
(Per Capita)		 CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 E-CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 VISITS
(Per Capita)		 PROGRAM
ATTENDANCE
(Per Capita)

PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
(Per Capita)

 WI-FI
SESSIONS		 E-RETRIEVALS SCORE
 

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 Plainview Public Library NE 1,195 16.70 0.78 10.47 5.40 3.62 0.29 0.00 2306
Marion City Library KS 1,787 17.08 1.33 23.49 2.42 3.70 2.89 0.00 2302
Philmont Public Library NY 1,379 19.78 1.78 16.85 2.18 4.35 4.79 0.81 2247
Saint Paul Public Library NE 2,349 16.34 1.88 17.97 0.54 4.31 1.32 0.11 1918
Creighton Public Library NE 1,094 21.39 0.75 7.30 2.41 3.79 1.68 0.00 1901
Elbridge Free Library NY 1,058 14.95 2.67 14.18 2.49 2.06 0.52 0.59 1882
Oakland Public Library NE 1,176 17.62 1.61 9.99 2.01 3.19 3.27 0.00 1818
Boyden Public Library IA 1,020 11.45 0.92 18.51 1.78 2.45 8.16 1.10 1797
Griswold Public Library IA 1,354 6.71 1.74 13.83 2.98 2.56 7.15 0.47 1766
Baudette Public Library MN 1,004 7.86 3.06 16.21 1.80 2.75 0.00 0.06 1740
 
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*		 Marathon Public Library TX 1,138 4.41 0.00 8.53 3.41 4.86 0.00 0.00 1711
Jay Johnson Public Library KS 1,021 12.02 0.87 14.17 2.06 2.68 0.37 0.46 1700
Lincoln Carnegie Library KS 1,202 15.81 3.28 10.42 1.96 1.20 1.29 0.05 1659
Readlyn Community Library IA 1,105 6.78 0.79 15.57 1.30 3.89 2.79 0.04 1620
Electra Public Library TX 2,706 12.27 7.10 12.27 0.33 1.47 0.00 0.01 1615
Springlake-Earth Community Library TX 1,617 15.45 5.06 16.73 0.56 0.01 0.00 0.02 1596
Choteau/Teton Public Library MT 2,828 7.16 2.02 10.79 1.00 4.40 5.13 0.00 1578
Allison Public Library IA 1,949 9.47 0.80 10.74 1.47 3.49 1.79 0.00 1525
Richfield Springs Public Library NY 1,264 9.46 0.61 9.72 2.84 1.72 0.78 0.61 1512
Parker Public Library SD 1,026 8.05 1.33 8.85 1.50 3.56 3.08 0.00 1482
 

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 Parkston Public Library SD 1,499 9.86 1.71 8.86 0.80 3.81 3.86 0.00 1474
North Bend Public Library NE 1,275 9.59 1.85 9.16 1.05 3.10 1.10 4.23 1472
Lamont Memorial Free Library NY 1,053 8.82 0.96 10.81 1.72 2.39 4.51 0.11 1461
Ravenna Public Library NE 1,369 4.47 1.16 11.80 1.85 2.94 2.78 0.00 1457
Dighton/Lane County Library KS 1,560 9.69 0.82 13.48 2.04 0.53 10.91 0.00 1444
Wymore Public Library NE 1,342 10.31 0.27 9.33 1.31 3.42 0.95 0.00 1438
Greeley County Public Library KS 1,227 12.72 0.41 6.65 1.15 2.79 17.36 0.00 1427
Parsons Public Library TN 2,310 12.83 1.78 8.76 0.96 2.39 2.38 0.36 1425
Sterling Free Public Library KS 2,210 14.40 1.44 7.12 0.98 2.37 0.87 0.00 1387
Eleanor Daggett Memorial Library NM 1,022 9.10 0.82 8.27 1.65 2.28 3.23 0.00 1355

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $10K–$49.9K

  LIBRARY STATE POPULATION
(Per Capita)		 CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 E-CIRCULATION
(Per Capita)		 VISITS(Per Capita) PROGRAM
ATTENDANCE
(Per Capita)

PUBLIC INTERNET
COMPUTER USERS
(Per Capita)

 WI-FI
SESSIONS		 E-RETRIEVALS SCORE
 

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 Pleasant Mount Public Library PA 1,357 6.55 0.03 6.67 1.57 2.39 0.79 6.09 2125
Lone Oak Area Public Library TX 1,530 15.24 3.46 7.73 1.52 2.46 0.00 0.92 2055
Lanark Public Library IL 1,457 13.68 1.10 13.75 0.49 1.68 2.67 0.00 1865
Elk Horn Public Library IA 1,075 10.99 2.49 6.87 3.32 0.62 1.16 0.01 1838
Dexter Public Library IA 1,247 8.43 0.00 7.56 2.38 2.00 0.21 0.01 1668
Foard County Library TX 1,200 13.32 0.00 7.88 0.09 3.63 0.00 0.01 1650
Platte Public Library SD 1,260 13.04 2.03 4.95 1.12 1.55 1.55 0.00 1545
Town Creek Public Library AL 1,051 13.02 0.00 9.86 0.37 1.44 1.44 0.00 1538
Lemmon Public Library SD 1,191 9.02 3.13 7.28 0.61 1.40 1.59 0.12 1479
Mounds Public Library OK 1,243 10.99 0.00 6.00 0.49 2.78 0.94 0.00 1468
 
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*		 Endeavor Public Library WI 1,185 6.86 0.79 6.62 1.65 1.18 2.73 0.01 1434
Dutton/Teton Public Library MT 1,426 3.18 0.69 7.16 0.79 3.10 2.56 0.00 1422
Armoral Tuttle Public ne 1,519 5.43 0.28 3.92 1.78 0.53 0.21 2.56 1396
Elma Public Library IA 1,106 4.81 0.43 6.79 1.66 1.57 1.79 0.04 1393
Tellico Plains Public Library TN 3,196 10.57 1.66 4.32 0.60 1.08 5.36 0.00 1352
Garnavillo Public Library IA 1,169 8.69 0.55 3.86 1.07 2.08 1.67 0.02 1347
Lewis Library of Glasgow MO 1,103 8.36 0.73 6.36 0.05 2.81 0.03 0.00 1343
Fowler Public Library CO 1,144 4.67 0.12 8.35 0.14 2.53 1.06 0.47 1337
Waterford Public Library PA 1,517 10.08 0.68 7.58 1.05 0.27 1.29 0.00 1335
Drummond School & Community Library MT 1,748 3.82 5.28 4.38 0.97 1.49 0.00 0.00 1298
 

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 Gilbertville Public Library MA 1,504 8.52 0.00 6.88 0.85 1.38 0.00 0.00 1296
Lester Public Library of Vesper WI 1,077 8.95 1.27 5.74 0.91 0.96 0.93 0.00 1293
Bruce Area Library WI 1,935 6.24 0.50 5.18 0.81 0.53 10.94 0.00 1281
Garrison Public Library ND 1,485 6.86 0.04 4.89 0.68 0.67 11.20 0.01 1270
Maxwell Public Library IA 1,145 5.15 0.66 4.96 1.02 1.73 1.75 0.01 1237
Tri-Community Library TX 1,499 4.27 0.00 6.34 2.06 0.53 0.00 0.00 1232
Orford Social Library NH 1,251 6.80 0.73 3.78 1.09 1.33 2.49 0.00 1215
Olin Public Library IA 1,806 5.54 0.00 4.57 0.50 2.72 0.18 0.00 1202
Oriskany Public Library NY 1,400 3.54 0.81 4.93 2.01 0.34 2.12 0.07 1200
West Stockbridge Public Library MA 1,274 6.27 0.80 5.59 1.47 0.45 0.12 0.05 1196

 

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