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<p class="midboldbrown" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Preview of FY 2011 Public Libraries Survey Available</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="copy"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Washington, DC</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—The Institute of Museum and Library Services has made available a preview of the
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=1&d=73&mid=333802&m=1985"><span style="color:#0D6573">Fiscal Year 2011 Public Libraries in the United States Survey</span></a>. Now in its twenty-fourth year, the Public Library Survey gathers data from more than
98 percent of public libraries across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">In FY 2011, there were 8,956 public libraries in the United States, which served 299.9 million people or 95.3 percent of the U.S. population. Additional highlights follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Visits and Program Attendance</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There were 1.53 billion in-person visits to public libraries, the equivalent to more than 4.2 million visits each day (not including virtual visits).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Attendance at public library programs increased for the eighth year with 89 million people attending 3.81 million programs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Books and Collections</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Public libraries circulated 2.44 billion materials, or 8.1 items circulated per person.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">While books continue to comprise the majority of the nation’s public library collection holdings, collections are shifting from print books to non-print and digital materials.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Public Access Computers</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There were 261,413 public access Internet computers available at U.S. public libraries<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There were 341.5 million usage sessions on public access Internet computers at public libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Financial Health
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">More than $11.4 billion was invested in public libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Public libraries spent $10.7 billion in operating expenditures.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">A high-level overview of the FY 2011 data, supplementary tables, and information by state are available on IMLS website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=333802&m=1985"><span style="color:#0D6573">Fact Sheet</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=3&d=73&mid=333802&m=1985"><span style="color:#0D6573">Supplementary Tables</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=4&d=73&mid=333802&m=1985"><span style="color:#0D6573">State Profiles</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=5&d=73&mid=333802&m=1985"><span style="color:#0D6573">Data files</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">A report of the FY 2011 data and findings will be posted on the
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=6&d=73&mid=333802&m=1985"><span style="color:#0D6573">research pages of the IMLS website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement.
Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit
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