2018 Star Libraries By the Numbers | LJ Index 2018

by Keith Curry Lance
Oct 30, 2018 | Filed in Leadership
2018 Star Library Index Scores by Spending Category.

2018 Star Library Index Scores by Spending Category


We are pleased to announce the results of the 11th edition of the LJ Index of Public Library Service, sponsored by Baker & Taylor’s CollectConnect. The LJ Index rates U.S. public libraries based on selected per capita output measures. The 2018 Index derives from data recently released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for FY16. This year, 7,361 U.S. public libraries qualified to be rated in the Index. In this edition, there are 257 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)

 SCORE
 
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*		 Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma OH 616,527 26.33 3.49 11.00 0.54 2.37 1930
PL of Cincinnati & Hamilton County OH 802,374 26.45 4.37 7.70 0.52 1.91 1737
Seattle Public Library WA 686,800 15.79 3.16 7.98 0.48 1.47 1337
Cleveland Public Library OH 398,453 13.92 1.25 7.45 0.51 2.61 1309
King County Library System, Issaquah WA 1,442,940 14.40 2.68 6.94 0.44 1.74 1234
 
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*		 Multnomah County Library, Portland OR 777,490 24.70 2.17 5.88 0.43 1.16 1168
Santa Clara County Library, Campbell CA 436,162 20.92 1.11 7.52 0.52 1.33 1159
San Francisco Public Library CA 866,583 12.32 2.16 7.34 0.58 1.26 1145
Saint Louis County Library MO 859,148 16.10 1.26 5.96 0.75 1.19 1105
East Baton Rouge Parish LA 447,037 6.11 1.07 5.49 1.02 1.51 1100
 
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*		 Columbus Metropolitan Library OH 850,548 18.92 1.92 6.25 0.24 1.79 1086
Denver Public Library CO 683,096 13.65 1.58 6.24 0.63 1.17 1048
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh PA 402,422 9.90 1.16 7.25 0.57 1.18 968
Indianapolis–Marion County Public Library IN 877,389 16.68 1.57 4.37 0.66 0.98 967
District of Columbia Public Library, Washington DC 681,170 6.52 1.69 5.77 0.47 1.44 882

EXPENDITURE RANGE $10,000,000-$29,999,999

  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)

 SCORE
 

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 Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne IN 355,329 37.46 24.32 7.07 0.51 1.32 2303
Skokie Public Library IL 64,784 32.32 1.58 12.57 0.98 1.77 1642
Beverly Hills Public Library CA 34,763 17.06 0.46 21.79 0.70 1.60 1574
Howard County Library System, Ellicott City MD 304,580 25.84 3.10 7.15 1.01 2.65 1563
Middle Country Public Library, Centereach NY 62,562 15.29 1.04 7.38 1.46 3.04 1552
Ann Arbor District Library MI 163,590 44.54 2.53 9.57 0.70 0.91 1513
Mercer County Library, Lawrenceville NJ 160,057 11.08 0.89 8.62 0.81 4.31 1483
Kansas City Public Library MO 218,765 9.81 2.83 9.45 0.77 3.55 1448
Salt Lake City Public Library UT 192,672 17.64 2.23 9.68 0.62 2.39 1308
Santa Monica Public Library CA 93,640 15.70 1.09 12.65 0.70 1.75 1270
 
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*		 Berkeley Public Library CA 119,915 17.04 1.70 11.27 0.69 1.41 1209
Schaumburg Township District Library IL 126,849 21.50 0.77 12.22 0.64 1.08 1196
Naperville Public Library IL 141,853 20.03 2.01 7.56 0.50 2.24 1187
Harford County Public Library, Belcamp MD 249,215 15.20 1.65 6.92 0.98 1.78 1185
Carroll County Public Library, New Windsor MD 167,564 22.62 0.82 6.43 1.06 1.25 1184
Kenton County Public Library, Ft. Mitchell KY 165,012 14.01 2.56 5.23 1.15 1.55 1175
Madison Public Library WI 266,807 14.06 1.06 8.12 0.42 2.88 1145
San Mateo County Libraries CA 283,032 11.94 1.14 8.06 1.12 0.79 1055
Somerset County Library, Bridgewater NJ 188,378 17.00 1.51 7.66 0.65 1.23 1020
Arapahoe Library District, Englewood CO 260,760 16.29 2.78 7.09 0.52 1.07 974
 

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 Gail Borden Public Library District, Elgin IL 144,597 13.36 2.76 5.92 0.71 1.12 966
Kent District Library, Comstock Park MI 395,660 15.71 2.77 7.09 0.66 0.73 964
Loudoun County Public Library, Leesburg VA 347,969 17.27 1.29 5.38 0.77 1.08 955
Rochester Public Library NY 210,565 6.57 0.22 7.21 0.96 1.41 939
Stark County District Library, Canton OH 240,131 16.18 1.09 5.86 0.73 1.00 919
Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs CO 627,455 12.25 2.15 5.44 0.42 1.81 904
Ramsey County Library, Shoreview MN 231,811 16.52 1.58 6.79 0.41 1.17 888
Springfield–Greene County Library District MO 275,174 12.78 0.67 7.27 0.51 1.36 874
Richland County Public Library, Columbia SC 384,504 13.49 2.66 6.19 0.18 1.75 873
Central Arkansas Library System, Little Rock AR 311,250 8.66 1.61 6.65 0.80 0.88 871

EXPENDITURE RANGE $5,000,000-$9,999,999
 

  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)

 SCORE
 

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 Worthington Public Library OH 59,689 54.79 7.93 22.39 1.19 2.49 2596
Westerville Public Library OH 90,764 42.51 2.73 6.59 0.7 17.29 2453
Upper Arlington Public Library OH 34,150 58.31 3.97 14.99 1.13 2 1995
Princeton Public Library NJ 28,572 18.24 2.33 28.03 2.13 2.28 1891
Elmhurst Public Library IL 44,121 29.38 1.59 13.13 1.09 6.71 1672
Oak Park Public Library IL 51,878 29.16 3.36 16.67 0.92 2.89 1635
Washington–Centerville Public Library, Centerville OH 56,628 36.49 4.28 10.6 1.18 1.3 1624
Cerritos Public Library CA 49,412 10.47 0.29 39.57 0.39 4.39 1611
Westport Library CT 27,899 20.43 1.64 13.7 2.77 1.55 1596
Greenwich Library CT 62,695 19.22 2.63 10.27 0.8 7.42 1576
 

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 Cleveland Heights–University Heights PL OH 57,867 27.44 1.84 14.98 0.94 4.39 1521
Half Hollow Hills Community Library, Dix Hills NY 48,558 13.63 7.35 6.39 1 0.49 1472
Plainview–Old Bethpage Public Library NY 28,676 13.12 1.05 12.78 1.7 5.55 1466
Bryant Library, Roslyn NY 17,435 13.49 0.83 10.33 3.12 1.07 1392
Ela Area Public Library District, Lake Zurich IL 34,462 24.09 1.19 12.23 1.55 2.99 1386
Northbrook Public Library IL 33,170 25.23 1.35 13.78 1.29 0.99 1255
Redwood City Public Library CA 85,992 13.87 1.05 9.78 2.25 1.26 1225
Carmel Clay Public Library IN 83,293 25.7 1.92 7.37 0.82 2.9 1197
Pueblo City-County Library District CO 163,348 15.67 1.31 8.94 1.39 2.99 1183
Saint Charles Public Library District IL 55,092 27.98 2.84 8.51 0.54 0.94 1148
 

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 Port Washington Public Library NY 31,071 12.73 0.89 13.36 1.42 1.95 1142
Vernon Area Public Library District, Lincolnshire IL 41,055 23.98 2.3 7.68 1.09 0.83 1140
Barrington Public Library District IL 44,157 22.1 2.64 8.12 0.94 0.92 1135
Cook Memorial Public Library District, Libertyville IL 59,842 25.46 2.24 10.09 0.64 1.14 1130
Champaign Public Library IL 81,055 23.43 2.52 9.86 0.51 1.23 1104
Niles Public Library District IL 57,284 18.24 1.32 6.64 1.52 1.61 1092
Newport Beach Public Library CA 84,270 18.15 1.33 14.36 0.74 1.26 1076
Northport Public Library NY 36,113 12.88 1.28 12.71 0.67 2.99 1075
Palo Alto City Library CA 68,207 18.77 0.72 12.19 0.79 2.21 1045
Fountaindale Public Library District, Bolingbrook IL 67,683 16.33 1.24 6.83 1.46 1.45 1041

EXPENDITURE RANGE $1,000,000-$4,999,999
 

  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)

 SCORE
 

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 Avalon Free Public Library NJ 1,334 133.66 44.46 73.95 9.19 6.75 8442
Grandview Heights Public Library OH 7,392 85.93 10.84 56.92 4.03 4.48 4208
Fayetteville Free Library NY 10,314 31.49 9.03 38.94 2.84 5.86 3008
Hudson Library & Historical Society OH 22,262 49.02 4.66 42.33 2.04 6.85 2989
San Miguel Library District #1, Telluride CO 6,282 35.64 2.76 41.81 4.77 5.23 2857
Westhampton Free Library, Westhampton Beach NY 5,571 35.53 4.02 27.16 7.93 2 2727
West Bloomfield Township PL MI 71,755 40.13 1.4 17.27 0.76 13.17 2622
Center Moriches Free Public Library NY 7,546 29.07 3.49 36.01 5.91 1.56 2479
Bernardsville Public Library NJ 7,707 26.02 1.46 21.88 2.74 8.88 2353
Sanibel Public Library FL 6,502 35.15 2.98 19.7 7.31 1.26 2342
 

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 Darien Library CT 21,787 29.18 1.68 17.01 2.88 7.97 2237
Brumback Library, Van Wert OH 23,964 40.85 2.64 16.57 5.47 2.07 2175
Port Jefferson Free Library NY 7,570 32.07 2.81 23.58 5.06 1.53 2108
Murray Public Library UT 49,250 11.13 0.85 8.03 11.18 0.87 2104
Lakewood Public Library OH 51,983 30.67 1.06 16.99 2.11 7.44 2059
Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library NY 3,684 32.52 0.31 27.26 4.92 2.02 2041
Wright Memorial Public Library, Oakwood OH 9,192 52.84 3.58 18.43 2.41 2.01 2034
Bexley Public Library OH 13,064 52.93 3.31 19.16 1.63 2.82 2013
Mary Riley Styles Public Library, Falls Church VA 13,315 40.21 5.23 23.3 2.03 1.63 2000
Ocean City Free Public Library NJ 11,701 22.92 2.71 26.29 2.24 3.96 1924
 

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 Mattituck-Laurel Library NY 5,613 11.87 2.24 51.75 1.11 1.29 1844
Lancaster System Administration Unit PA 4,231 8.13 0.14 3.26 11.06 – 1815
Coffey County Library, Burlington KS 8,384 17.65 0.73 18.83 5.05 2.79 1806
Twinsburg Public Library OH 24,453 47.14 3.59 14.83 1.42 2.02 1763
Matteson Area Public Library District IL 19,009 6.59 0.34 7.67 1.91 9.99 1747
Wickliffe Public Library OH 12,753 33.44 1.41 14.83 2.86 2.89 1707
Salem–South Lyon District Library, South Lyon MI 16,753 22.23 5.04 10.74 0.48 5.46 1694
Wilmette Public Library District IL 27,087 25.42 1.95 12.2 0.78 6.42 1683
Bronxville Public Library NY 6,323 21.78 1.02 22.9 3.09 2.36 1667
Sedona Public Library AZ 10,255 26.85 1.72 19.44 1.42 3.95 1660

EXPENDITURE RANGE $400,000-$999,999
 

  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)

 SCORE
 

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 West Tisbury Free Public Library MA 2,874 66.26 2.49 51.36 5.57 12.67 3918
Camden Public Library ME 4,835 54.93 3.2 49.66 5.58 14.16 3912
Hampton Library, Bridgehampton NY 1,827 48.07 7.98 42.87 9.37 3.45 3805
Wellfleet Public Library MA 2,733 51.76 2.76 45.63 7.01 11.34 3741
Provincetown Public Library MA 2,966 19.23 1.09 104.17 1.89 13.15 3517
Foley Public Library AL 16,243 52.47 16.7 34.5 1.18 1.85 3271
Leslie County Public Library, Hyden KY 10,711 38.55 14.01 7.13 1.58 11.35 3203
Quogue Library NY 1,080 35.81 6 46.61 5.8 4.84 3150
Truro Public Library, North Truro MA 2,011 43.01 3.14 47.3 3.92 4.89 2763
Amagansett Free Library NY 1,365 60.57 2.49 30.02 5.14 3.61 2745
 
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*		 Lunenburg Public Library MA 10,969 30.01 21.71 6.26 0.37 0.58 2744
New Port Richey Public Library FL 15,351 51 0.66 30.39 8.27 1.78 2735
North Kansas City Public Library MO 4,208 40.05 3.31 39.07 2.17 7.88 2606
Island Free Library, New Shoreham RI 1,051 29.02 1.81 47.43 4.2 6.31 2604
Haines Borough Public Library AK 2,466 39.61 0.9 36.75 3.31 8.44 2549
Dover Town Library MA 5,797 29.57 7.4 14.54 4.01 3.88 2366
San Anselmo Public Library CA 12,867 27.34 14.28 7.56 1.28 1.16 2249
Brewton Public Library AL 5,391 26.31 12.41 11.78 0.68 3.34 2226
Lopez Island Library District WA 2,466 41.28 3.27 27.8 1.37 4.99 2111
Smoky Valley Library District, Round Mountain NV 1,841 33.02 0.1 25.24 5.49 2.18 2016
 

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 Shelter Island Public Library Society NY 2,392 21.1 2.45 30.75 3.41 4.13 2013
Loudonville Public Library OH 7,677 37.24 1.07 14.66 1.03 9.67 1975
Eldredge Public Library, Chatham MA 5,824 19.54 2.32 28.5 2.71 5.66 1969
Dennis Public Library, Dennis Port MA 2,813 27.98 1.93 42.01 1.38 4.01 1959
Osterville Village Library MA 3,000 29.57 1.66 25.58 3.74 2.77 1919
Harbor-Topky Memorial Library, Ashtabula Harbor OH 3,841 38.34 1.44 17.33 3.94 2.41 1892
Homer Public Library AK 5,252 28.01 2.58 25.89 1.41 5.53 1884
Snow Library, Orleans MA 5,868 28.79 1.97 29.56 2.23 3.54 1855
Joyce K. Carver Memorial PL, Soldotna AK 4,376 30.54 2.41 24.32 2.14 3.92 1853
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta ME 5,541 14.96 0.52 35.46 3.29 4.02 1808

EXPENDITURE RANGE $200,000-$399,999
 

  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)

 SCORE
 

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 Grand Marais Public Library MN 1,370 53.65 6.33 71.59 1.92 6.14 4068
Wagnalls Memorial Library, Lithopolis OH 1,074 111.61 6.82 24.93 2.9 2.31 4010
Southwest Harbor Public Library ME 1,778 29.4 2.86 40.53 5.02 15.75 3625
Delta Community Library, Delta Junction AK 1,130 49.96 2.66 43.89 3.67 7.57 3284
Haslet Public Library TX 1,786 49.25 3.15 23.46 6.53 2.11 3020
Richland Community Library MI 7,580 25.8 14.55 5.21 0.61 0.27 2892
Red Hook Public Library NY 1,961 38.44 2.81 40.37 4.2 2.31 2810
Fairport Harbor Public Library OH 3,115 22.88 2.89 11.74 1.17 18.34 2531
Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library, Cold Spring NY 2,641 16.37 1.08 17.42 4.66 13.25 2498
Central City Public Library NE 2,886 26.64 0.87 24.9 5.52 6.26 2480
 
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*		 Corry Public Library PA 11,963 6.33 0 8.27 0.6 28.41 2329
Pueblo of Isleta Public Library, Albuquerque NM 4,837 4.61 0 13.89 8.3 4.51 2099
Robertsdale Public Library AL 5,773 18.96 4.61 11.9 0.39 9.83 2078
Rock Creek Public Library OH 2,746 19.79 0.95 21.82 4.88 3.15 2037
Waldport Public Library OR 2,075 32.2 0.96 20.64 1.94 6.34 1967
Petersburg Public Library AK 3,179 38.01 1.36 25.34 1.4 2.26 1878
Library District #2, Linn County, Lacygne KS 1,688 16.7 0.14 20.11 2.51 8.89 1839
Meekins Public Library, Williamsburg MA 2,466 33.82 3.89 18.89 0.7 0.55 1828
Beresford Public Library SD 2,211 23.02 1.73 18.75 1.78 5.19 1798
Ely Public Library MN 3,443 20.44 2 20.4 0.72 7.08 1787
 

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 American Falls District ID 7,212 13.89 6.35 9.08 1.01 0.63 1715
Page Public Library AZ 7,607 14.91 0.22 18.33 2.68 7.21 1710
Ak-Chin Indian Community Library, Maricopa AZ 1,356 2.77 0.1 23.92 3.08 7.67 1704
Gentry County Library, Stanberry MO 5,008 12.61 3.48 9.26 1.16 6.86 1699
Roxana Public Library District IL 1,542 11.35 0.71 24.74 0.58 9.73 1694
Clifton Springs Library NY 2,127 21.31 0.71 17.29 3.89 1.42 1682
Columbiana Public Library AL 4,213 14.18 4.07 13.61 1.66 2.13 1679
Bandon Public Library OR 5,081 20.91 0.92 23.15 1.02 5.84 1667
Goodland Public Library KS 4,457 10.09 0.44 12.25 2.1 10.16 1636
Lake Park Public Library FL 8,598 1.98 0.33 32.54 1.27 7.34 1609

EXPENDITURE RANGE $100,000-$199,999
 

  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)

 SCORE
 

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 Flomaton Public Library AL 1,417 102.39 0.15 35.04 0.77 23.3 4103
Madison Valley Public Library, Ennis MT 1,177 40.57 3.69 61.41 4.63 9.5 3870
Smith Memorial Library, Chautauqua NY 1,125 23.84 3.33 62.53 1.37 13.73 3374
Hartington Public Library NE 1,506 29.41 1.95 30.62 2.3 17.05 2953
Southworth Library Association, Dryden NY 1,889 49.64 2.13 19.34 4.83 2.41 2564
Neligh Public Library NE 1,527 37.21 1.54 16.72 5.34 6.45 2525
Quartzsite Public Library AZ 3,819 19.27 7.62 12.42 2.14 3.11 2514
Atkinson Public Library NE 1,241 24.09 1.59 26.48 4.33 6.42 2368
Claud H. Gilmer Memorial Library, Rocksprings TX 1,894 15.24 0.16 36.92 3.86 9.13 2286
Falconer Public Library NY 2,420 28.34 0.41 29.05 4.28 5.58 2237
 
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*		 Tivoli Free Library NY 1,118 23.11 0.68 18.09 4.41 9.22 2220
Charles B. Phillips Public Library District, Newark IL 2,261 17.72 9.01 5.08 0.47 0.7 2209
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine ME 1,012 22.83 0.63 22.66 4.19 6.83 2122
Freeman Public Library SD 1,287 15.38 2.43 19.27 1.61 10.15 2082
Bertha Voyer Memorial Library, Honey Grove TX 1,656 21.8 0.77 20.42 4.92 4.51 2045
Williamsport–Washington Township PL IN 2,298 8.34 – 17.97 2.55 16.05 2024
Marjorie Younce Snook PL, Summerdale AL 1,005 19.62 0.74 17.47 3.1 9.8 2020
Powers Library Association, Moravia NY 1,282 20.14 1.13 35 1.43 6.62 2013
Library at Cedar Creek Lake, Seven Points TX 4,132 15.42 1.41 28.83 3.55 4.3 2010
Lincoln Public Library NH 1,705 7.66 0.94 31.09 4.86 3.68 1988
 

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 Rogersville Public Library AL 1,241 40.65 1.51 17.82 1.82 3.06 1922
La Veta Regional Library District CO 1,265 27.18 0.72 30.66 2.18 3.38 1886
Dennis Memorial Library Assoc. MA 2,813 20.01 2.64 18.14 2.24 3.48 1857
Oxford Public Library IN 1,581 21.99 1.08 11.87 4.49 3.29 1806
Holyoke/Heginbotham Library CO 2,209 39.85 0.05 9.96 1.54 7.99 1779
Ely Public Library IA 2,281 20.94 0.55 14.59 5.65 1.11 1779
Huachuca City Public Library AZ 1,781 11.29 0.13 19.38 2.59 10.16 1774
Springlake–Earth Community Library TX 1,642 20.01 4.82 16.7 0.63 0.02 1763
Apalachin Library Association NY 1,131 26.14 2.3 14.81 2.74 0.51 1729
Macsherry Library, Alexandria Bay NY 1,078 20.31 1.59 18.81 2.07 4.2 1724
Bandera County Library TX 1,718 17.93 0.85 26.91 0.86 6.84 1716

EXPENDITURE RANGE $50,000-$99,999
 

  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)

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 Lisbon Public Library ND 2,145 99.08 – 7.96 0.16 13.03 3490
Centerville Community Library SD 1,352 17.61 0.9 43.65 8.82 1.99 3264
North Freedom Public Library WI 1,358 17.6 0.88 7.97 1.44 13.02 2274
Hubbard Public Library IA 1,098 29.23 0.67 18.58 3.21 4.92 2272
P`Oe Tsawa Community Library, Ohkay Owingeh NM 1,143 10.4 0.12 12.61 6.12 6.55 2185
Cambridge Public Library NY 1,870 16.52 1.1 37.11 1.13 1.28 2008
Wellsburg Public Library IA 1,134 15.25 0.93 17.2 1.24 7.55 1981
Elbridge Free Library NY 1,058 21.24 2.13 14.38 2.86 1.82 1954
Marion City Library KS 1,842 17.42 0.55 22.53 2.38 3.7 1913
Dr. Grace O. Doane Public Library, Alden IA 1,118 10.32 0.71 23.07 2.54 4.42 1906
 
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*		 Hastings Memorial Library, Grant NE 1,133 16.74 2.57 18.37 1.56 1.66 1869
Saint Paul Public Library NE 2,358 21.02 1.8 16.18 0.66 4.29 1859
Pembroke Public Library District, Hopkins Park IL 1,946 0.48 – 5.75 9.71 1.27 1809
Pelham Library MA 1,319 28.4 0.09 10.87 4.43 1.22 1781
Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library, De Smet SD 1,072 40.01 2.7 3.88 0.43 1.28 1758
Litchfield District Library MI 2,372 12.48 5.2 5.23 0.81 0.79 1737
Baden Memorial Library PA 4,135 9.68 6.09 2.62 0.7 0.42 1730
Windham Public Library NY 1,703 12.59 1.02 13.47 1.91 4.53 1673
Arapahoe Public Library NE 1,010 17.16 0.89 6.69 5.26 0.67 1664
Upton County Public Library, McCamey TX 1,649 12.51 – 23.61 0.21 5.73 1634
 

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 Columbus Village Library NM 1,664 4.87 – 11.4 1.1 9.74 1631
Creighton Public Library NE 1,120 30.46 0.47 6.8 2.13 2.95 1623
Bath Public Library NH 1,097 15.06 0.88 11.88 3.2 2.2 1618
Rochester Public Library PA 4,224 7.81 5.96 1.89 0.43 0.45 1617
Rocky Ford Public Library CO 3,837 14.68 2.73 14.14 0.49 1.82 1615
Lane County Library, Dighton KS 1,670 11.43 0.4 14.99 1.3 5.56 1587
Osborne Public Library KS 1,369 19.4 0.66 12.44 2.87 1.6 1580
Teton Public Library, Choteau MT 2,828 10.92 1.29 6.44 0.77 7.08 1570
Baudette Public Library MN 1,085 10.63 2.42 14.43 0.51 2.49 1550
Cle Elum (Carpenter Memorial) Library WA 1,870 16.13 0.6 11.13 0.33 6.35 1547

EXPENDITURE RANGE $10,000-$49,999

  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)

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 Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library, St. John KS 1,225 19.49 0.75 23.94 10.95 1.04 3423
Tularosa Public Library NM 2,842 11.61 – 13.56 1.47 11.61 2308
Boyden Public Library IA 1,027 15.89 0.53 30.66 1.23 2.18 2289
Lallouise F. McGraw Library, Vincent AL 2,119 9.8 8.08 3.45 0.13 2.27 2176
Vernice Stoudenmire Library, Wilsonville AL 1,970 11.03 8.7 3.06 0.03 0.59 2136
Milbridge Public Library ME 1,287 6.65 0.29 15.68 0.72 10.04 2052
Velva Public & School Library ND 1,260 11.3 – 4.63 7.85 1.9 2030
Lemmon Public Library SD 1,232 13.72 3.01 8.49 0.33 3 1765
Ellinwood School Community Library KS 2,066 10.22 0.23 10.41 4.79 1.02 1746
Arma City Library KS 1,451 5.03 2.75 14.66 0.13 3.48 1715
 
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*		 Elgin Public Library IA 1,404 18.08 0.77 7.33 2.56 1.61 1686
Chetopa City Library KS 1,082 10.9 0.02 11.69 0.17 7.27 1676
Lanark Public Library IL 1,457 11.07 0.5 18.66 1.01 1.59 1637
Mounds Public Library OK 1,177 14.67 – 9.9 1 5.01 1637
Buhler Public Library KS 1,332 16.17 0.07 9.76 1.08 4.14 1622
Inman Public Library KS 1,361 26.16 0.11 8.82 0.16 2.57 1616
Villisca Public Library IA 1,519 6.77 0.58 3.08 5.67 1.22 1580
Hughes Springs Area Public Library TX 1,776 10.35 – 6.8 4.28 1.72 1574
Fred Macaron Library, Springer NM 1,047 12.09 – 12.56 0.21 4.99 1549
Loxley Public Library AL 1,725 6.54 1.1 10.82 0.01 5.8 1542
Elk Horn Public Library IA 1,009 14.46 0.9 7.72 2.47 0.81 1537
 

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 Lubec Memorial Library ME 1,282 13.16 0.75 10.76 1.53 1.66 1529
Piedmont Public Library WV 1,475 4.24 – 9.1 0.68 7.61 1490
Swea City Public Library IA 1,845 10.27 – 10.53 0.32 5.54 1486
Mound City Public Library MO 1,159 11.41 – 7.94 0.78 5.18 1458
Lewiston Public Library UT 1,768 19.44 0.89 5.76 1.08 1.29 1457
Wedsworth Memorial Library, Cascade MT 1,547 23.88 0.2 6.02 0.34 2.08 1449
Ragland Public Library AL 1,677 10.88 2.55 3.47 0.7 2.53 1445
Louisville Public Library NE 1,174 9.3 0.98 7.63 0.4 4.49 1430
Tri-Valley Community Library, Healy AK 1,074 15.61 1.28 4.79 1.82 0.69 1425
Saint Jo Public Library TX 2,020 6.45 5.04 1.06 0.33 0.81 1424

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