2020 Star Libraries By the Numbers | LJ Index 2020

by Keith Curry Lance
Dec 21, 2020 | Filed in Leadership

2020 Star Library Index Scores by Spending Category.

2020 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 2020 Index derives from data recently released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for FY18. 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 20.85 4.37 8.50 0.55 2.15 2.68 4.05 2,006
Cincinnati and Hamilton County, PL of OH 802,374 20.15 4.72 6.92 0.55 1.62 2.26 5.23 1,826
King County Library System WA 1,484,945 10.49 4.15 6.73 0.51 1.44 3.80 0.89 1,424
San Francisco Public Library CA 883,963 9.26 3.29 6.93 0.54 1.02 5.06 5.47 1,423
Cleveland Public Library OH 398,453 11.67 1.72 5.80 0.72 1.93 4.27 1.60 1,420
 
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*		 Santa Clara County Library CA 440,440 19.49 1.53 7.58 0.53 0.95 3.99 3.58 1,391
Seattle Public Library WA 730,400 11.04 4.23 7.12 0.42 1.14 2.33 1.54 1,323
Columbus Metropolitan Library OH 850,548 15.28 2.33 6.46 0.26 1.77 0.52 3.71 1,274
Saint Louis County Library MO 859,148 14.34 1.72 5.83 0.88 1.20 0.84 0.84 1,246
Indianapolis Public Library IN 877,389 15.22 2.41 4.61 0.59 0.85 5.47 2.22 1,224
 
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*		 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh PA 399,948 10.00 1.32 6.89 0.74 1.18 1.07 4.32 1,218
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library OH 441,815 10.05 1.85 6.13 0.33 1.56 6.85 0.45 1,197
Denver Public Library CO 705,651 10.48 2.53 5.87 0.71 1.09 1.16 0.99 1,154
Multnomah County Library OR 803,000 19.88 3.22 4.70 0.39 0.84 2.34 0.00 1,138
Dayton Metro Library OH 458,677 10.60 1.98 5.16 0.51 1.17 2.06 2.06 1,048

 

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
(Per Capita)

 WI-FI
SESSIONS		 E-RETRIEVALS SCORE
 

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 Naperville Public Library IL 141,853 24.94 3.36 10.23 0.84 2.41 3.31 15.20 2,437
Pueblo City-County Library District CO 165,974 12.64 1.47 7.89 1.72 2.76 12.47 1.54 2,038
Ann Arbor District Library MI 163,590 34.67 2.79 11.32 0.86 0.81 6.36 0.67 1,858
Middle Country Public Library NY 62,562 13.80 1.25 5.40 1.47 2.77 0.79 4.37 1,607
Howard County Library System MD 313,414 19.88 3.16 6.08 1.21 1.92 0.83 2.02 1,521
Kenton County Public Library KY 165,399 10.11 2.42 5.11 1.17 1.43 0.42 7.50 1,368
Eugene Public Library OR 167,780 14.36 1.74 6.91 0.40 1.15 10.44 1.81 1,316
Schaumburg Township District Library IL 126,849 20.16 1.63 7.79 0.68 1.07 1.57 1.61 1,242
Henrico County Public Library VA 320,717 12.89 2.31 6.69 0.39 1.30 7.57 1.29 1,217
Berkeley Public Library CA 121,874 13.84 2.70 8.51 0.62 1.36 0.87 0.87 1,187
 
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*		 Madison Public Library WI 273,171 11.57 1.45 7.00 0.52 0.90 10.27 0.36 1,179
Carroll County Public Library MD 167,627 20.51 1.06 5.79 1.08 0.99 0.57 0.80 1,157
Harford County Public Library MD 250,290 12.59 1.78 6.55 1.02 1.07 1.13 1.68 1,130
Boise Public ID 223,154 9.38 2.15 6.69 0.46 0.87 0.47 7.80 1,130
Arapahoe Library District CO 264,545 12.04 4.91 7.01 0.59 1.02 0.69 1.22 1,123
Kent District Library MI 395,660 17.96 3.26 6.73 0.48 0.92 1.87 0.20 1,088
Somerset County Library NJ 188,378 14.83 1.91 6.10 0.65 1.10 1.68 1.96 1,083
Cambridge Public Library MA 110,402 13.42 1.28 8.21 0.63 1.17 0.00 1.64 1,072
Douglas County Libraries CO 335,635 17.89 3.23 6.14 0.54 0.39 2.34 2.04 1,070
Pikes Peak Library District CO 650,185 8.61 2.66 5.01 0.39 1.39 1.01 5.68 1,060
Ramsey County Library MN 241,354 13.02 1.76 6.21 0.51 1.10 2.58 1.31 1,011
 

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 Marin County Free Library CA 143,912 11.96 1.12 7.88 0.33 1.37 1.87 0.86 1,000
Poudre River Public Library District CO 200,664 11.89 2.46 5.25 0.35 1.00 0.84 4.77 1,000
Springfield-Greene County Library District MO 275,174 10.83 0.98 7.03 0.47 0.97 1.24 3.07 967
Charleston County Public Library System SC 350,209 5.86 1.68 4.41 0.67 1.50 0.73 4.26 966
Lake County Public Library IN 242,837 10.19 2.27 5.20 0.38 0.72 6.06 1.69 951
Loudoun County Public Library VA 374,451 12.27 1.88 4.80 0.84 0.72 0.77 2.40 948
Shreve Memorial Library LA 242,922 3.11 0.72 3.97 1.25 1.74 2.20 0.38 941
Stark County District Library OH 240,131 14.85 1.78 4.94 0.63 0.80 1.68 1.29 934
Greene County Public Library OH 161,573 15.88 2.74 5.05 0.55 0.61 1.19 1.15 925
St Joseph County Public Library IN 167,606 9.45 1.41 6.00 0.37 1.09 3.71 1.30 910
Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library OH 377,588 10.78 1.35 5.68 0.54 0.83 2.77 1.71 904

 

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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 Worthington Public Library OH 59,689 48.82 6.98 20.59 1.04 2.35 3.59 5.22 2,482
Northbrook Public Library IL 33,170 22.17 2.00 11.26 1.94 0.80 49.76 13.44 2,384
Washington-Centerville Public Library OH 56,628 23.20 5.25 8.07 1.48 0.73 36.57 15.14 2,355
Upper Arlington Public Library OH 34,150 50.39 4.86 16.95 1.28 1.77 6.33 7.33 2,307
Princeton Public Library NJ 28,572 15.06 4.65 25.44 2.76 2.15 3.27 4.96 2,248
Wilmette Public Library District IL 27,087 23.13 6.04 12.83 1.26 1.00 35.37 1.27 2,225
Elmhurst Public Library IL 44,121 24.43 1.67 13.64 1.44 7.10 5.68 7.28 2,186
Oak Park Public Library IL 51,878 23.96 2.76 14.07 0.73 2.54 11.61 8.16 1,755
Cleveland Heights-University Heights PL OH 57,867 30.33 2.56 12.73 0.89 4.08 2.37 0.63 1,715
Ela Area Public Library District IL 34,462 22.19 1.43 9.08 0.99 3.05 11.89 2.96 1,530
 

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 Carmel Clay Public Library IN 83,293 23.63 2.69 7.44 0.93 2.79 4.79 1.11 1,449
Palo Alto City Library CA 69,721 20.59 1.47 14.99 0.89 2.10 5.14 3.07 1,402
Vernon Area Public Library District IL 41,055 19.47 3.04 8.03 1.13 0.78 4.60 7.50 1,380
Williamsburg Regional Library VA 88,185 10.53 2.54 7.12 1.58 1.23 2.70 5.76 1,280
Geauga County Public Library OH 84,057 30.37 2.52 8.23 0.91 0.95 0.25 0.41 1,255
Iowa City Public Library IA 84,074 13.43 1.68 8.88 0.82 0.89 15.07 2.67 1,209
Downers Grove Public Library IL 49,213 22.32 1.77 10.70 0.74 1.28 0.58 3.58 1,185
Newport Beach Public Library CA 87,182 14.89 1.45 13.29 0.72 1.05 2.73 7.12 1,175
Burlingame Public Library CA 37,989 15.83 1.23 9.09 1.30 1.07 7.70 0.28 1,167
Des Plaines Public Library IL 58,364 17.46 1.15 7.53 1.06 1.51 2.84 5.28 1,162
 

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 Champaign Public Library IL 81,055 19.71 1.17 9.82 0.76 1.38 0.89 6.98 1,159
Port Washington Public Library NY 31,071 7.99 1.33 12.10 1.44 1.31 4.61 1.40 1,158
Glenview Public Library IL 44,692 17.34 1.55 8.92 0.80 1.13 2.15 5.21 1,113
Saint Charles Public Library District IL 55,092 18.24 2.25 6.15 0.56 0.69 1.36 9.46 1,104
Boulder Public Library CO 106,974 12.58 1.97 9.66 0.88 1.22 3.79 2.28 1,103
Northport Public Library NY 36,113 8.35 1.63 11.66 0.82 2.12 2.08 0.90 1,082
Hoover Public Library AL 84,978 14.27 2.22 6.52 1.08 0.78 2.19 3.07 1,073
Mount Prospect Public Library IL 54,167 16.51 0.94 8.49 0.64 1.87 3.25 3.25 1,063
Niles-Maine District Library IL 57,284 18.72 0.65 6.54 1.11 1.31 3.11 2.64 1,058
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library NY 20,356 13.27 1.94 6.05 0.87 1.59 1.48 2.71 1,046

 

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 74.01 8.14 55.95 4.73 3.74 17.15 3.83 4,505
The Hampton Library In Bridgehampton NY 1,827 38.57 6.81 43.13 8.89 2.07 15.12 1.84 3,921
Hudson Library And Historical Society OH 22,262 46.71 6.66 42.61 2.58 6.19 4.89 1.09 3,504
San Miguel Library District # 1 (Telluride) CO 6,351 29.29 3.60 38.99 4.64 4.85 20.78 3.35 3,204
Westhampton Free Library NY 5,571 26.36 5.72 25.62 7.65 2.60 3.44 1.65 3,044
Center Moriches Free Public Library NY 7,546 18.38 3.97 34.02 8.26 1.69 2.99 1.58 2,919
North Kansas City Public Library MO 4,208 28.79 4.30 33.22 2.94 5.51 3.22 8.68 2,815
Darien Library CT 21,887 25.59 2.79 17.51 3.16 8.05 7.73 0.15 2,636
Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library NY 3,684 28.26 3.11 40.26 4.03 1.72 6.33 9.05 2,622
Wright Memorial Public Library OH 9,192 42.91 5.72 17.15 2.76 2.02 4.78 2.61 2,424
 

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 Fayetteville Free Library NY 10,347 19.88 2.78 17.65 2.61 6.96 9.69 3.94 2,388
Homewood Public Library AL 25,613 17.21 5.68 17.43 3.10 3.94 2.51 6.91 2,262
Bexley Public Library OH 13,064 43.70 3.34 17.31 1.80 2.46 5.15 1.21 2,156
Twinsburg Public Library OH 24,453 48.84 4.59 13.76 1.62 1.57 2.20 0.29 2,116
Mary Riley Styles Public Library VA 14,183 28.33 5.27 22.10 2.56 0.98 1.63 1.57 2,078
Lakewood Public Library OH 51,983 26.95 1.56 16.58 2.07 5.32 3.11 0.64 2,046
Jericho Public Library NY 17,348 16.36 2.61 17.65 1.46 6.02 5.99 3.16 2,018
Coffey County Library KS 8,224 14.35 0.88 18.75 4.29 2.35 18.27 0.31 1,969
Rocky River Public Library OH 20,582 38.88 2.94 15.22 1.45 2.19 5.28 1.06 1,926
Porter Public Library OH 32,680 31.54 2.08 10.58 1.46 1.23 28.83 34.47 1,910
 

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 Harrison Memorial Library CA 3,750 26.61 3.37 21.99 1.14 2.26 1.70 2.87 1,839
Manlius Library NY 11,226 21.54 3.34 18.26 2.65 1.36 3.72 1.48 1,803
City of Commerce Public Library CA 13,067 12.91 0.48 25.36 0.93 5.41 6.08 0.19 1,793
Way Public Library OH 20,623 31.79 4.56 13.58 0.86 1.06 12.51 0.44 1,786
Lake Forest Library IL 19,375 15.93 1.34 21.30 1.11 1.34 37.32 11.18 1,781
Bronxville Public Library NY 6,323 19.34 0.79 22.64 3.14 2.11 1.99 0.20 1,768
Margate City Public Library NJ 6,354 14.84 2.40 23.00 1.24 3.45 5.89 0.00 1,764
Sedona Public Library AZ 10,305 22.99 1.90 18.44 1.54 3.50 1.37 0.38 1,761
Park City Library UT 8,378 11.09 1.80 21.22 3.09 1.99 6.18 0.75 1,717
Sewickley Public Library PA 13,934 20.04 2.41 16.78 2.49 2.16 1.47 1.42 1,711

 

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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 West Tisbury Free Public Library MA 2,896 55.99 4.86 56.11 7.89 8.98 39.59 0.83 5,184
Leslie County Public Library KY 10,334 27.31 17.92 7.69 1.12 18.24 41.80 20.18 4,970
Camden Public Library ME 4,825 40.39 7.64 47.90 5.45 5.97 23.51 4.09 4,099
Wellfleet Public Library MA 2,749 38.10 3.74 48.18 9.27 11.39 3.51 7.10 4,072
Quogue Library NY 1,080 22.42 9.11 35.96 4.88 14.08 11.41 0.32 3,946
Red Hook Public Library NY 1,961 36.78 3.14 43.69 6.33 2.63 6.80 0.54 3,012
Haines Borough Public Library AK 2,480 28.57 1.08 32.41 4.32 5.61 18.75 0.85 2,807
Truro Public Library MA 2,007 28.51 5.66 37.30 4.19 3.76 2.82 1.96 2,712
Brumback Library OH 23,964 41.65 3.65 17.36 6.16 2.56 3.17 0.02 2,587
Shelter Island Public Library Society NY 2,392 16.21 3.90 41.70 4.44 3.49 5.21 0.79 2,497
 
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*		 Smoky Valley Library District NV 1,771 24.65 2.33 31.95 6.53 1.64 2.87 3.88 2,396
Osterville Village Library MA 2,979 29.34 2.18 27.27 5.54 3.65 1.59 2.58 2,386
Amagansett Free Library NY 1,365 15.39 3.67 22.64 4.70 3.34 8.79 3.40 2,264
Joyce K. Carver Memorial Soldotna Public Library AK 4,327 32.22 3.42 26.04 2.34 3.80 5.32 0.85 2,251
Dover Town Library MA 5,961 30.64 2.60 14.72 3.28 2.72 14.29 5.74 2,232
Grand County Public Library UT 9,674 16.92 1.54 15.76 1.32 8.85 16.74 0.15 2,214
Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library NY 2,641 13.56 2.49 33.79 3.32 3.91 9.09 0.63 2,203
Snow Library MA 5,846 23.05 2.47 22.46 2.63 2.67 12.83 1.29 2,100
Homer Public Library AK 5,443 27.38 3.31 24.02 1.72 4.32 4.71 2.79 2,079
Blair Public Library & Technology Center NE 8,091 17.04 1.85 14.07 3.96 2.85 14.44 2.11 2,019
 

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 Henderson Memorial Public Library Association OH 5,252 30.46 3.14 15.43 3.27 2.79 2.54 0.20 1,986
Dennis Public Library MA 2,801 26.39 2.56 31.65 1.86 2.97 1.67 0.04 1,959
Hewitt Public Library TX 22,353 16.96 7.03 17.87 2.16 2.40 1.77 0.06 1,947
Edgartown Free Public Library MA 4,306 17.72 1.72 21.33 3.30 2.11 10.45 0.44 1,904
Harbor-Topky Memorial Library OH 3,841 35.12 1.16 15.19 4.00 1.99 1.39 0.22 1,890
Seward Community Library And Museum AK 2,584 12.52 2.14 28.94 1.53 4.80 6.63 0.85 1,871
Wickliffe Public Library OH 12,753 32.41 1.87 13.25 3.03 2.28 2.00 0.20 1,795
Monona Public Library WI 9,523 23.80 2.28 22.31 0.96 0.90 13.91 0.45 1,795
Peninsula Library & Historical Society OH 2,572 27.97 3.65 6.77 1.74 4.25 1.82 0.16 1,755
Page Public Library AZ 7,640 15.30 0.25 21.42 2.34 5.00 6.99 1.78 1,754
Garden Home Community Library OR 5,444 32.36 2.94 17.31 1.75 1.69 1.47 0.96 1,745

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $200K–$399.9K

  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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 Wagnalls Memorial Library OH 1,074 94.64 7.44 23.77 4.08 2.37 15.21 0.73 4,423
Haslet Public Library TX 1,844 44.72 4.25 28.52 12.61 2.28 1.64 0.15 4,057
Delta Community Library AK 1,177 55.20 3.52 39.08 3.36 5.09 21.67 3.57 3,953
Cimarron City Library KS 2,190 16.08 1.62 34.25 6.26 1.60 15.53 0.00 2,842
Ely Public Library MN 3,399 19.33 2.42 21.96 1.09 11.03 11.64 0.03 2,826
Central City Public Library NE 2,920 24.63 1.10 23.98 5.44 6.11 2.47 0.01 2,713
La Veta Regional Library District CO 1,364 24.59 0.56 35.02 3.04 3.16 6.39 1.71 2,418
Beresford Public Library SD 2,320 19.00 2.51 18.54 1.98 5.48 4.60 1.02 2,194
Ak-Chin Indian Community Library AZ 1,281 2.30 0.22 30.05 2.48 6.67 0.00 0.07 1,972
Rock Creek Public Library OH 2,746 19.54 0.96 19.85 4.04 2.37 1.38 0.00 1,966
 
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*		 Skagway Public Library AK 1,088 12.92 1.34 28.61 1.51 4.69 0.00 0.85 1,945
Port Orford Public Library OR 2,375 16.27 0.64 19.34 2.32 3.63 8.11 0.00 1,915
John A Stahl Library NE 3,340 20.43 2.48 18.56 1.36 3.60 2.08 0.41 1,904
Green Tree Public Library PA 4,432 15.01 1.41 24.59 2.21 3.29 1.49 1.19 1,893
Hot Springs Public Library SD 3,460 14.30 1.60 13.86 0.82 5.68 5.88 0.07 1,805
Two Harbors Public Library MN 3,517 16.14 3.94 11.41 0.97 4.10 0.46 0.52 1,782
Red Feather Mountain Library District CO 1,810 18.07 1.45 11.90 1.79 2.57 7.45 0.10 1,686
Swarthmore Public Library PA 6,194 14.87 1.94 18.94 1.90 1.45 1.07 0.02 1,603
Hesston Public Library KS 3,782 24.37 2.08 10.07 1.00 2.83 0.29 0.00 1,581
Guthrie Public Library OK 11,350 7.16 3.12 6.54 2.60 3.41 0.88 0.00 1,578
 

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 Watonga Public Library OK 2,871 5.16 3.31 3.88 1.98 2.55 10.20 11.25 1,574
Belleville Public Library KS 1,895 19.78 1.23 13.72 2.10 2.08 0.50 0.00 1,567
Gatesville Public Library TX 4,272 12.86 1.90 12.87 1.63 2.11 5.85 0.46 1,564
Benton County Library TN 15,986 9.66 0.82 16.07 2.97 2.39 1.31 6.53 1,558
Caestecker Public Library WI 4,118 12.18 1.30 18.29 1.75 2.34 2.05 0.03 1,555
Soda Springs Public ID 2,982 12.42 0.97 9.57 3.06 3.32 0.60 0.06 1,551
Curry Public Library District OR 4,962 14.57 1.47 16.77 0.88 2.38 3.63 0.06 1,513
Belleville Public Library WI 3,554 18.93 1.76 10.61 1.66 1.31 4.59 0.53 1,508
Fairport Harbor Public Library OH 3,115 17.19 3.27 13.35 0.64 1.57 0.69 0.12 1,503
Clifton Springs Library NY 2,127 17.03 1.09 12.29 2.57 1.23 1.89 0.68 1,485
Norwich Public VT 3,341 13.43 1.35 14.54 1.72 1.01 6.78 1.86 1,485

 

EXPENDITURE RANGE $100K–$199.9K

  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)

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 Flomaton Public Library AL 1,408 111.94 0.38 37.79 1.10 29.43 12.50 0.05 4,754
Madison Valley Public Library MT 1,177 31.20 3.60 58.32 7.69 9.54 7.58 1.39 3,774
Smith Memorial Library NY 1,125 20.17 8.67 58.02 1.46 14.83 3.26 0.29 3,762
Hartington Public Library NE 1,490 29.20 2.53 27.75 2.27 14.32 1.58 0.00 2,686
Claud H Gilmer Memorial Library TX 1,953 13.26 0.63 33.16 7.12 9.82 8.45 0.02 2,617
Atkinson Public Library NE 1,251 24.69 2.10 23.38 4.71 6.41 6.41 0.12 2,348
Tivoli Free Library NY 1,118 19.24 1.46 18.74 4.44 8.05 9.77 0.27 2,174
Rogersville Public Library AL 1,220 29.47 2.23 15.63 1.60 6.71 2.47 6.69 1,973
Powers Library Association NY 1,282 16.85 1.45 34.00 1.53 4.72 10.18 0.05 1,942
Fairview City Library OK 2,617 10.40 2.93 14.00 1.31 11.01 7.19 1.19 1,920
 
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*		 Lincoln Public Library NH 1,731 7.43 1.06 28.89 4.97 3.58 1.62 0.08 1,891
Dennis Memorial Library Assoc. MA 2,801 17.50 3.04 21.43 2.43 3.51 3.72 0.08 1,891
Apalachin Library Association NY 1,131 24.69 3.09 15.49 3.51 0.69 2.26 0.30 1,862
Freeman Public Library SD 1,289 14.82 3.66 14.12 1.33 6.44 2.59 1.34 1,813
The Library At Cedar Creek Lake TX 4,260 13.57 0.82 28.89 3.35 3.65 0.00 0.36 1,791
Macsherry Library NY 1,078 16.69 1.96 18.59 3.20 2.86 6.13 1.24 1,763
Craig Public Library AK 1,095 27.96 2.30 15.85 1.79 2.64 2.36 0.85 1,755
Centerville Community Library SD 1,392 19.11 0.90 28.95 2.66 1.75 0.79 4.99 1,734
Elkhart/Morton County Library KS 2,740 17.68 0.32 21.91 0.53 8.57 13.99 0.00 1,719
Rocky Ford Public Library CO 3,376 17.31 3.91 19.97 0.78 2.37 0.44 1.04 1,709
Ainsworth Public Library NE 1,649 8.89 2.93 24.53 2.05 2.65 2.65 0.19 1,700
 

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 Altamont Free Library NY 1,720 15.23 2.72 8.17 2.85 4.15 10.61 0.54 1,687
Summerdale - Marjorie Younce Snook Public Library AL 1,244 15.64 0.66 13.94 2.58 7.98 0.81 0.05 1,678
Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library IN 2,298 8.31 0.63 17.13 3.05 6.49 12.70 0.00 1,656
Greenville Public Library NY 3,739 14.77 1.24 16.28 3.25 3.69 6.31 0.24 1,653
Springfield Memorial Library NE 1,603 16.00 1.30 17.32 2.83 2.95 6.33 0.00 1,616
Castleton Public Library NY 1,473 19.23 2.82 9.85 3.07 1.09 2.42 0.40 1,610
Kingman Carnegie Library KS 2,929 23.93 0.77 9.76 1.53 6.42 3.48 0.00 1,574
Carrollton Public Library MO 3,784 16.08 1.72 10.96 3.21 2.59 2.06 0.08 1,541
Ashland Public Library NE 2,570 11.07 1.21 16.92 2.69 2.84 5.00 0.09 1,487
Honey Grove Library & Learning Center TX 1,678 16.84 0.90 13.93 3.74 1.01 0.73 0.31 1,482

 

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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 Craftsbury Public VT 1,215 15.11 0.00 16.38 2.94 7.33 13.29 0.72 2,710
Cambridge Public Library NY 1,870 12.87 1.51 27.73 1.72 1.34 18.35 0.00 2,661
Bath Public Library NH 1,102 24.95 0.92 12.57 4.03 2.50 2.50 0.42 2,295
Marion City Library KS 1,801 17.05 0.90 23.44 2.36 3.68 2.31 0.00 2,244
Elbridge Free Library NY 1,058 18.53 2.33 14.07 3.19 2.96 0.69 0.57 2,190
Plainview Public Library NE 1,196 15.82 0.71 10.41 4.78 3.60 0.27 0.00 2,097
Griswold Public Library IA 1,298 7.26 1.78 16.64 3.00 2.89 5.98 0.20 2,085
Philmont Public Library NY 1,379 18.22 1.20 14.67 1.38 1.44 8.54 0.41 1,964
Saint Paul Public Library NE 2,342 17.98 1.82 17.94 0.53 4.31 1.28 0.11 1,955
Creighton Public Library NE 1,102 26.56 0.62 7.10 2.31 3.58 1.51 0.00 1,929
 
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*		 Dighton/Lane County Library KS 1,559 10.52 0.89 13.64 2.30 0.66 11.35 0.00 1,884
Wellsburg Public Library IA 1,273 12.32 0.82 16.99 1.31 5.48 0.96 0.07 1,873
Oakland Public Library NE 1,183 17.86 1.55 9.72 1.72 3.30 3.09 0.00 1,847
Readlyn Community Library IA 1,109 8.06 0.65 17.38 1.37 5.17 3.18 0.05 1,825
Windham Public Library NY 1,703 10.96 1.05 14.14 1.75 4.92 1.36 0.39 1,823
Hubbard Public Library IA 1,152 13.54 0.86 18.77 2.04 1.80 1.30 0.03 1,773
North Bend Public Library NE 1,256 9.54 2.20 9.50 1.63 3.90 0.98 1.36 1,682
Turtle Lake Public Library WI 2,288 10.60 1.20 6.67 0.92 4.07 7.25 0.01 1,641
Tonto Basin Public Library AZ 1,424 16.89 0.13 12.61 2.57 1.87 0.00 0.06 1,627
Meagher County/City Library MT 1,891 4.67 0.59 11.38 1.37 5.77 3.41 0.00 1,622
Willow Springs Public Library MO 2,184 14.00 2.84 4.67 0.03 5.01 2.43 0.00 1,622
 

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 Stuart Public Library IA 2,281 4.31 1.01 12.65 1.19 1.65 10.77 0.05 1,609
Dike Public Library IA 2,736 14.51 0.65 8.05 2.71 2.84 0.06 0.00 1,603
West Bend Public Library IA 2,196 10.76 0.89 7.62 1.44 1.52 9.36 0.01 1,582
Cherryvale Public Library KS 2,180 5.59 0.34 9.61 2.52 1.57 6.81 0.02 1,516
Montezuma Township Library KS 1,519 10.07 0.31 6.24 2.20 0.79 9.48 0.00 1,514
Lamont Memorial Free Library NY 1,053 9.22 0.66 8.05 2.00 2.37 4.85 0.09 1,512
Union Carnegie Public Library OR 3,300 3.96 0.28 5.21 2.08 4.61 6.36 0.00 1,512
Wyalusing Public Library PA 1,838 11.82 0.96 15.31 0.68 1.59 2.79 1.23 1,490
Schroon Lake Public Library NY 1,654 16.39 0.64 12.25 1.55 0.73 1.31 0.00 1,465
Allison Public Library IA 2,051 9.47 0.55 10.33 1.49 3.34 1.45 0.01 1,442
Enosburgh Public VT 2,758 6.76 0.31 8.85 1.99 2.89 3.67 0.32 1,432

 

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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 City of Bayou La Batre Public Library AL 2,513 6.13 0.00 9.21 0.69 5.11 8.48 0.00 1,909
Elk Horn Public Library IA 1,103 12.31 1.73 8.16 2.29 0.75 1.41 0.01 1,853
Elmwood Public Library WI 1,205 13.85 1.20 6.74 1.08 0.80 11.69 0.03 1,790
Tri-Valley Community Library AK 1,057 12.22 1.79 4.83 1.41 0.79 0.48 0.85 1,636
Mound City Public Library MO 1,159 9.33 0.00 7.90 0.75 3.53 0.90 0.00 1,620
Foard County Library TX 1,222 13.21 0.00 7.63 0.11 3.37 0.69 0.03 1,610
Lemmon Public Library SD 1,213 9.67 2.57 6.34 0.55 1.79 1.49 0.06 1,603
Dexter Public Library IA 1,243 9.13 0.00 6.87 2.14 1.74 0.46 0.03 1,576
Mounds Public Library OK 1,242 12.47 0.00 6.87 0.51 2.80 0.89 0.00 1,546
Endeavor Public Library WI 1,147 7.84 0.26 7.09 1.80 1.13 3.30 0.00 1,497
 
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*		 Deer Park Public Library WI 1,145 10.62 0.87 4.39 1.13 0.91 8.67 0.01 1,486
Platte Public Library SD 1,272 12.60 1.53 4.32 0.78 1.69 0.27 0.00 1,481
Dutton/Teton Public Library MT 1,426 2.78 0.61 7.33 0.87 2.99 2.71 0.00 1,429
Rushford Free Library NY 1,150 5.18 0.81 3.84 0.85 3.04 3.48 0.43 1,428
Albion Area Public Library PA 1,516 9.93 2.49 5.25 0.67 0.38 0.56 0.00 1,373
Tellico Plains Public Library TN 3,319 11.09 2.07 4.04 0.41 0.69 1.51 0.00 1,319
Dunlap Public Library IA 1,042 11.18 0.31 5.64 0.44 1.38 0.00 0.00 1,276
Maxwell Public Library IA 1,146 5.71 0.43 5.08 0.69 2.39 1.75 0.00 1,273
Melcher-Dallas Public Library IA 1,662 5.12 0.47 5.61 0.26 3.01 0.90 0.00 1,270
Tri-Community Library TX 1,467 5.78 0.00 5.79 2.06 0.74 0.00 0.01 1,268
 

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 Alta Vista Public Library IA 1,025 5.43 0.00 6.56 0.35 2.93 0.01 0.00 1,267
Wyoming Public Library IA 1,253 4.85 0.44 3.86 1.45 0.35 1.06 1.55 1,262
Stratford Public Library IA 1,228 5.81 1.05 7.57 0.31 1.38 0.48 0.00 1,260
Pleasant Mount Public Library PA 1,357 7.19 0.00 6.54 1.41 0.74 0.63 0.00 1,256
Lewis Library Of Glasgow MO 1,103 8.18 0.69 5.90 0.04 2.13 0.06 0.00 1,253
May Justus Memorial Library TN 2,823 5.42 2.62 3.79 0.29 1.26 2.36 0.00 1,239
Vernon Public Library NY 1,172 4.78 0.85 5.93 1.42 0.53 1.33 0.00 1,224
Philipsburg Public Library MT 1,332 4.31 0.78 4.45 0.75 1.56 0.26 0.78 1,217
Pomeroy Public Library IA 1,321 10.11 0.00 4.43 1.28 0.76 0.15 0.00 1,216
Garrison Public Library ND 1,505 7.53 0.00 4.64 0.59 0.60 8.57 0.04 1,183

 

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