2019 Star Libraries By the Numbers | LJ Index 2019

by Keith Curry Lance
Jan 16, 2020 | Filed in Leadership

2019 Star Library Index Scores by Spending Category.

2019 Star Libraries Index Scores by Expenditure Range

We are pleased to announce the results of the 12th 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 2019 Index derives from data recently released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for FY17. This year, 6,333 U.S. public libraries qualified to be rated in the Index. In this edition, there are 261 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

 SCORE
 
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*		 Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma OH 616,527 24.79 3.89 10.60 0.56 2.28 2.45 2,063
PL of Cincinnati & Hamilton County OH 802,374 24.72 4.31 7.35 0.57 1.81 0.62 1,736
Cleveland Public Library OH 398,453 12.49 1.37 6.70 0.85 2.33 4.66 1,593
King County Library System WA 1,464,815 14.20 3.22 6.78 0.41 1.67 3.41 1,422
Seattle Public Library WA 713,700 15.11 3.43 7.23 0.46 1.27 2.28 1,378
 
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*		 Indianapolis Public Library IN 877,389 16.45 2.31 4.56 0.69 0.95 5.25 1,291
Santa Clara County Library CA 439,004 20.28 1.19 7.35 0.52 1.10 3.42 1,280
San Francisco Public Library CA 874,228 12.31 2.65 7.10 0.56 1.07 2.76 1,267
Multnomah County Library OR 790,670 23.69 2.68 5.52 0.40 1.08 1.97 1,262
Columbus Metropolitan Library OH 850,548 18.44 2.07 6.82 0.25 1.94 0.46 1,230
 
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*		 Saint Louis County Library MO 859,148 15.78 1.55 5.88 0.88 1.17 0.72 1,221
East Baton Rouge Parish Library LA 446,268 6.55 1.49 5.52 1.06 1.43 1.56 1,211
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh PA 402,422 10.77 1.14 7.24 0.74 1.28 1.03 1,147
Dayton Metro Library OH 458,677 12.90 1.57 5.47 0.52 1.20 2.48 1,061
Tulsa City-County Library System OK 642,940 11.45 1.90 4.57 0.56 1.15 1.25 971

 

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		 SCORE
 

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 Allen County Public Library IN 355,329

32.15

18.79 6.68 0.53 1.44 5.42

2,325

Ann Arbor District Library

MI 163,590 45.25 5.50 11.22 0.77 0.88 5.22

2,022

Naperville Public Library

IL 141,853 29.25 3.43 10.46 0.71 2.47 4.06

1,851

Middle Country Public Library

NY 62,562 15.19 1.12 7.07 1.41 3.54 0.88

1,692

Lexington Public Library

KY 318,449 9.81 0.97 5.77 0.29 1.08 36.28

1,614

Santa Monica Public Library

CA 93,834 15.77 1.30 13.40 0.79 1.85 0.96

1,530

Howard County Library System

MD 309,284 23.86 3.10 6.00 1.09 1.88 1.52

1,509
Kansas City Public Library MO 218,765

9.09

2.88 8.90 0.79 3.11 0.64

1,499

Mercer County Library

NJ 160,057 11.10 1.12 6.45 0.88 3.88 1.22

1,488

Fountaindale Public Library District

IL 67,683 15.25 1.48 6.51 1.76 1.27 2.32

1,461
 
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San Mateo County Libraries

CA 283,572 11.99 0.86 7.79 1.15 1.16 6.82

1,326

Kenton County Public Library

KY 164,945 13.66 3.12 5.27 1.13 1.40 1.40

1,256

Harford County Public Library

MD 250,105 14.78 1.41 6.85 1.04 1.59 1.02

1,248

Eugene Public Library

OR 165,885 16.21 1.13 6.86 0.32 1.31 12.56

1,246

Berkeley Public Library

CA 121,238 16.14 1.86 9.37 0.59 1.32 0.79

1,213

Schaumburg Township District Library

IL 126,849 22.05 1.19 8.42 0.64 1.13 1.06

1,210

Henrico County Public Library

VA 318,019 17.63 1.96 6.73 0.36 1.37 7.33

1,203

Carroll County Public Library

MD 167,830 22.17 0.91 6.10 1.05 1.05 0.68

1,202

Gail Borden Public Library District

IL 144,597 10.89 0.72 5.93 0.86 1.04 10.77

1,194
Arapahoe Library District, Englewood CO 262,524

16.64

4.31 7.11 0.59 1.05 0.65

1,194

Kent District Library

MI 395,660 20.88 3.07 6.72 0.37 0.96 1.64

1,108
 

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Somerset County Library

 NJ 188,378 16.02 1.66 7.54 0.63 1.05 1.45

1,098
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District WA 489,685 9.22 2.05 3.93 0.27 0.91 17.05 1,077
Douglas County Libraries CO 328,330 20.19 2.23 6.43 0.57 0.39 2.24 1,025
Ramsey County Library MN 238,251 15.39 1.55 6.46 0.46 1.15 2.56 1,017
Rochester Public Library NY 210,565 7.45 0.26 6.96 1.00 1.33 0.59 1,017
Marin County Free Library CA 143,336 12.97 0.99 7.56 0.38 1.45 1.82 1,009
Stark County District Library OH 240,131 16.40 1.37 5.56 0.70 0.90 2.19 1,009
Greene County Public Library OH 161,573 18.60 2.32 6.46 0.51 0.63 1.15 1,003
Pikes Peak Library District CO 639,625 11.58 2.37 5.15 0.43 1.81 0.99 1,002
Shreve Memorial Library LA 246,581 4.18 0.61 4.30 0.86 2.01 2.46 969

Kalamazoo Public Library

MI 116,445 15.89 1.65 5.57 0.64 0.97 0.27

963
City of St. Louis Municipal Library District MO 319,294 7.46 0.77 6.24 0.50 0.94 7.90

956

 

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		 SCORE
 

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 Worthington Public Library OH 59,689 56.11 8.48 21.43 1.31 2.39 4.06 2,675
Upper Arlington Public Library OH 34,150 56.23 4.51 14.83 1.14 1.87 5.57 2,132
Northbrook Public Library IL 33,170 25.08 1.69 13.15 1.59 0.99 37.30 2,104
Wilmette Public Library District IL 27,087 30.02 4.55 12.20 1.07 1.02 25.38 2,042
Elmhurst Public Library IL 44,121 27.16 1.55 13.57 1.36 6.76 5.48 2,039
Princeton Public Library NJ 28,572 18.01 2.65 27.50 2.33 2.19 2.95 2,016
Cerritos Public Library CA 50,039 8.65 0.34 52.87 0.37 4.45 4.25 1,999
Greenwich Library CT 62,359 19.64 3.39 10.16 0.85 7.46 1.82 1,915
Cook Memorial Public Library District IL 59,842 23.31 1.52 10.28 0.58 1.03 34.17 1,710
Washington-Centerville Public Library OH 56,628 28.47 4.71 8.59 0.80 0.80 16.57 1,703
 

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 Oak Park Public Library IL 51,878 24.56 2.61 15.28 0.76 2.79 11.52 1,701
Redwood City Public Library CA 85,601 12.88 1.11 9.36 2.62 0.83 11.93 1,559
Cleveland Heights–University Heights Pl OH 57,867 26.24 1.90 12.09 0.75 3.44 3.97 1,512
Ela Area Public Library District IL 34,462 22.99 1.26 11.06 1.09 3.07 7.69 1,510
Westerville Public Library OH 90,764 18.82 3.31 5.65 0.54 5.10 2.34 1,501
Palo Alto City Library CA 68,691 22.20 1.41 15.01 1.08 2.18 5.15 1,452
Carmel Clay Public Library IN 83,293 25.61 2.17 7.49 0.96 2.86 4.76 1,441
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library NY 28,676 12.28 1.13 12.91 1.89 2.97 0.00 1,433
Great Neck Library NY 44,580 13.66 6.34 7.03 0.61 1.90 0.67 1,386
Barrington Public Library District IL 44,157 25.33 4.58 7.96 0.80 0.95 2.49 1,380
 

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 Pueblo City-County Library District CO 165,109 15.66 1.32 8.26 1.56 2.76 0.85 1,315
Vernon Area Public Library District IL 41,055 23.16 2.43 8.26 1.17 0.85 4.46 1,288
Williamsburg Regional Library VA 86,204 16.20 2.60 8.62 1.39 1.03 2.32 1,254
Chester County Library PA 78,350 20.67 1.72 7.61 0.76 0.71 12.75 1,231
Half Hollow Hills Community Public Library NY 48,558 10.67 4.83 6.45 1.07 0.55 2.95 1,223
Iowa City Public Library IA 83,352 15.73 1.47 9.56 0.69 1.00 13.56 1,217
Northport Public Library NY 36,113 10.89 1.67 12.54 0.84 2.66 1.97 1,213
Port Washington Public Library NY 31,071 10.31 1.15 13.42 1.39 1.27 4.32 1,213
Palatine Public Library District IL 88,983 15.17 1.07 5.73 0.43 0.79 23.60 1,210
Medina County District Library OH 145,137 17.63 2.23 4.91 0.76 2.37 1.47 1,133
Chandler Public Library AZ 257,948 7.64 0.77 4.03 0.58 0.87 24.89 1,125

 

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		 SCORE
 

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 Avalon Free Public Library NJ 1,334 126.22 42.44 68.79 11.10 5.82 18.57 8,197
The Hampton Library In Bridgehampton NY 1,827 49.56 8.20 43.45 9.69 3.66 14.72 4,253
Grandview Heights Public Library OH 7,392 76.86 6.20 58.60 4.15 4.71 12.08 4,140
San Miguel Library District # 1 (Telluride) CO 6,392 32.99 2.90 40.72 4.73 4.80 20.57 3,360
Hudson Library And Historical Society OH 22,262 48.45 5.11 43.54 2.53 6.18 5.05 3,155
Fayetteville Free Library NY 10,347 33.42 12.76 15.41 3.35 6.95 7.17 3,084
West Bloomfield Township Public Library MI 71,755 40.48 1.81 17.29 0.82 13.79 2.52 2,844
Westhampton Free Library NY 5,571 32.78 4.92 27.15 6.56 2.40 3.18 2,675
Darien Library CT 21,744 29.20 2.21 17.68 3.02 8.13 7.62 2,569
Center Moriches Free Public Library NY 7,546 27.70 3.81 33.86 6.06 1.60 2.31 2,507
 

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 Port Jefferson Free Library NY 7,570 31.13 3.05 25.06 6.07 1.68 7.40 2,498
Cottonwood Public Library AZ 11,974 19.18 1.16 37.12 1.17 2.86 22.82 2,440
Beauregard Parish Library LA 36,928 31.42 28.22 2.17 0.14 0.46 0.11 2,407
Glencoe Public Library IL 8,723 33.23 14.49 12.54 1.45 2.90 2.51 2,339
Lake Forest Library IL 19,375 19.41 1.26 21.61 0.83 1.55 34.17 2,306
South Country Library NY 29,858 25.97 19.37 10.21 0.44 2.73 0.70 2,278
Porter Public Library OH 32,680 31.39 1.45 12.74 1.31 1.32 31.21 2,249
Coffey County Library KS 8,433 16.32 0.73 19.52 4.69 2.32 16.24 2,220
Wright Memorial Public Library OH 9,192 51.79 4.31 17.59 2.36 2.01 4.71 2,191
Prospect Heights Public Library District IL 14,073 21.36 2.54 11.26 1.96 0.96 30.42 2,170
 

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 Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library NY 3,684 32.07 0.50 27.28 4.39 2.06 4.89 2,167
Lancaster Sys Admin Unit PA 4,231 7.55 0.13 3.06 13.59 - 0.30 2,140
Bexley Public Library OH 13,064 50.36 3.49 17.68 1.77 2.69 4.31 2,113
Scarsdale Public Library NY 17,166 23.42 1.19 16.94 1.13 7.88 2.75 2,020
City of Commerce Public Library CA 13,064 23.92 0.07 27.23 1.05 5.29 6.07 1,986
Ocean City Free Public Library NJ 11,701 23.13 3.63 21.14 2.43 2.59 6.10 1,954
Verona Public Library WI 18,280 32.34 2.00 12.73 1.95 0.87 18.08 1,939
Huntington City-Township Public Library IN 21,932 9.31 0.82 6.27 0.50 0.80 41.19 1,938
Sitka Public Library AK 8,748 25.47 4.71 17.72 0.66 4.23 6.29 1,935
Lakewood Public Library OH 51,983 28.71 1.48 16.80 2.11 4.92 2.93 1,927

 

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		 SCORE
 

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 West Tisbury Free Public Library MA 2,895 70.39 3.22 55.54 6.86 9.79 35.12 4,942
Provincetown Public Library MA 2,980 15.21 1.24 107.42 2.06 10.47 55.37 4,566
Leslie County Public Library KY 10,538 43.53 16.70 7.30 1.10 15.87 15.87 4,412
Wellfleet Public Library MA 2,751 42.85 3.23 48.57 8.11 13.04 3.04 4,121
Camden Public Library ME 4,835 51.05 2.69 47.40 5.58 6.77 20.30 3,750
Foley Public Library AL 17,218 47.08 15.55 29.29 1.08 1.78 0.85 3,285
Quogue Library NY 1,080 28.99 6.46 46.61 4.96 4.45 9.72 3,281
Park Ridge Free Public Library NJ 8,645 13.16 1.01 7.07 0.64 0.77 109.05 3,238
Truro Public Library MA 2,009 33.35 3.65 47.01 4.39 7.51 2.90 3,088
Loudonville Public Library OH 7,677 17.31 1.43 11.61 0.64 17.35 25.13 2,837
 
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*		 North Kansas City Public Library MO 4,208 38.04 3.69 35.30 3.10 6.81 3.19 2,772
Amagansett Free Library NY 1,365 23.80 4.26 26.19 4.75 3.66 14.94 2,702
Haines Borough Public Library AK 2,459 32.98 0.84 36.99 3.22 5.61 13.65 2,595
Island Free Library RI 1,093 26.05 1.73 50.03 3.49 4.71 6.51 2,584
Brumback Library OH 23,964 41.36 2.97 16.93 5.66 2.32 3.04 2,459
Bernardsville Public Library NJ 7,707 24.15 1.59 20.21 2.84 10.43 5.65 2,420
Shelter Island Public Library Society NY 2,392 20.82 2.95 38.06 4.17 2.47 5.97 2,346
Dover Town Library MA 5,887 26.59 4.13 13.75 3.35 1.85 17.81 2,287
Snow Library MA 5,858 28.28 2.29 28.94 2.49 3.11 12.46 2,231
Homer Public Library AK 5,313 30.81 2.90 26.57 1.63 5.41 4.67 2,188
 

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 Osterville Village Library MA 2,990 32.26 1.89 26.41 3.83 3.15 1.57 2,153
Joyce K. Carver Memorial Soldotna Public Library AK 4,333 32.21 2.88 26.00 2.18 3.65 5.27 2,149
Grand County Public Library UT 9,579 17.60 0.93 15.89 1.00 9.11 18.65 2,135
Smoky Valley Library District NV 1,831 28.12 2.15 22.51 5.04 2.16 1.17 2,128
Seward Community Library and Museum AK 2,518 16.09 2.22 30.37 2.40 4.79 8.54 2,089
Brewton Public Library AL 5,434 22.19 8.65 12.12 0.87 3.39 0.55 2,055
Orrville Public Library OH 10,862 44.28 3.83 11.63 1.60 1.71 5.17 1,983
Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library NY 2,641 15.45 1.17 34.04 3.03 3.79 5.68 1,976
Hancock County Public Library KY 8,810 6.08 0.59 3.39 1.09 1.18 55.34 1,947
Skidompha Public Library ME 5,541 13.55 0.49 37.23 3.87 3.82 1.41 1,946

 

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		 SCORE
 

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 Wagnalls Memorial Library OH 1,074 101.03 6.79 25.71 4.22 2.7 15.6 4,558
Delta Community Library AK 1,195 55.99 3.1 40.23 4.01 5.1 21.38 4,150
Southwest Harbor Public Library ME 1,778 32.24 2.94 39.55 5.66 15.56 4.95 3,980
Irwindale Public Library CA 1,423 42.43 21.08 14.46 0.73 4.4 3.51 3,833
Red Hook Public Library NY 1,961 39.35 2.3 41.2 6.94 2.49 5.23 3,409
Haslet Public Library TX 1,817 49.63 3.14 26.91 6.47 2.17 1.33 3,105
West Liberty Public Library IA 4,606 5.74 0.86 5.3 0.67 0.97 56.44 3,057
Richland Community Library MI 7,580 31.86 20.98 5.31 0.58 0.31 0.61 3,048
Kellogg Free Library NY 1,056 14.86 0.54 6.5 0.44 33.7  -    3,012
La Veta Regional Library District CO 1,301 26.71 0.54 36.5 3.85 3.24 8.21 2,673
 
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*		 Central City Public Library NE 2,905 26.01 0.89 24.03 5.37 5.85 2.43 2,576
Ely Public Library MN 3,441 21.36 2.11 21 1.15 7.12 8.02 2,268
Williamsport–Washington Township PL IN 2,298 8.38 0.35 17.2 2.77 6.29 12.43 2,162
Ak-Chin Indian Community Library AZ 1,351 2.99 0.14 31.12 2.22 8.49 5.4 2,133
Rock Creek Public Library OH 2,746 18.7 0.88 21 4.73 2.73 2.42 2,097
Watonga Public Library OK 2,946 9.52 5.6 10.28 2.03 2.4 8.36 2,002
Bristol Public Library OH 2,910 41.39 2.45 8.04 0.68 2.12 6.98 1,915
Meekins Public Library MA 2,474 28.37 1.22 17.29 0.7 0.48 11.71 1,873
Beresford Public Library SD 2,320 21.14 2.05 16.77 1.78 4.69 2.02 1,854
Yoakum County/Cecil Bickley Library TX 4,463 5.9 0.44 7.35 6.83 2.62 1.97 1,825
 

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 Robertsdale Public Library AL 5,894 16.66  -    12.42 0.41 10.05 6.04 1,815
Stevens County Library KS 5,584 18.12 0.97 37.94 1.1 1.04 1.61 1,806
Falls City Library and Arts Center NE 4,214 18.87 0.82 11.29 0.9 8.82 3.45 1,788
Edward U. Demmer Memorial Library WI 2,487 16.21 1.4 11.23 1.02 1.71 13.76 1,770
Ridgway Public Library District CO 2,617 28.36 1.08 21.53 1.08 3.1 1.63 1,765
John A. Stahl Library NE 3,327 23.44 2.1 15.93 1.26 3.97 2.12 1,763
Skagway Public Library AK 1,087 15.87 0.66 24.78 1.04 6.18  -    1,720
Mancos Library District CO 3,408 8.26 0.11 20.16 0.69 6.21 7.18 1,689
Clifton Springs Library NY 2,127 19.53 0.89 13.88 3.53 1.3 2.09 1,684
Green Tree Public Library PA 4,432 17.22 1.14 24.82 1.2 3.37 1.22 1,676

 

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)

 WI-FI
SESSIONS		 SCORE
 

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 Flomaton Public Library AL 1,411 105.30 0.58 37.09 1.09 29.22 12.45 5,123
Madison Valley Public Library MT 1,177 39.59 4.45 64.94 6.77 11.71 7.35 4,513
Smith Memorial Library NY 1,125 25.41 4.12 58.76 1.37 12.36 19.34 3,947
The Southworth Library Association NY 1,889 52.24 2.85 20.63 6.40 2.00 14.30 3,286
Claud H. Gilmer Memorial Library TX 1,911 17.69 0.24 33.29 7.58 12.00 9.55 3,247
Hartington Public Library NE 1,523 27.56 2.24 28.01 1.67 15.37 1.47 2,770
Atkinson Public Library NE 1,249 29.35 1.80 23.70 5.18 6.64 6.62 2,725
Neligh Public Library NE 1,527 34.47 1.66 17.38 6.11 6.64 0.68 2,574
Lincoln Public Library NH 1,345 9.64 1.32 37.17 6.69 4.46 1.82 2,487
City of Wolfforth Library TX 4,936 16.74 12.73 5.73 0.53 1.13 - 2,419
 
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*		 Powers Library Association NY 1,282 19.41 1.40 32.57 1.58 8.75 7.44 2,414
Cimarron City Library KS 2,222 21.56 1.03 23.40 4.79 1.99 13.59 2,411
Wonewoc Public Library WI 1,834 11.86 1.28 8.01 1.67 1.42 36.98 2,410
Elroy Public Library WI 2,341 12.29 0.56 15.92 3.45 0.99 29.75 2,409
Tivoli Free Library NY 1,118 18.38 1.28 15.93 4.16 7.96 9.49 2,402
Hopkins District Library MI 4,610 17.52 10.78 6.04 1.85 1.21 0.25 2,367
Quartzsite Public Library AZ 3,882 19.02 7.55 12.22 2.11 3.06 1.51 2,295
Falconer Public Library NY 2,420 29.43 0.49 36.57 2.73 5.59 1.50 2,268
Rogersville Public Library AL 1,231 36.34 2.92 17.62 3.04 2.80 2.65 2,229
Fairview City Library OK 2,658 16.63 3.03 11.66 0.72 9.22 7.28 2,101
 

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 Freeman Public Library SD 1,308 19.27 3.33 16.34 1.40 6.82 3.38 2,064
Hastings Memorial Library NE 1,115 19.68 4.60 19.26 2.24 1.65 3.26 2,061
Bertha Voyer Memorial Library TX 1,679 21.73 0.93 20.32 4.89 4.49 0.62 2,057
Stamford Village Library NY 1,119 14.12 0.55 12.65 2.01 1.61 23.49 2,022
Bandera County Library TX 1,711 17.37 0.99 28.54 1.22 6.71 5.29 2,010
Dennis Memorial Library Assoc. MA 2,805 20.99 2.17 21.31 2.33 3.56 3.62 1,959
Witherle Memorial Library ME 1,012 19.79 0.38 20.33 3.40 5.09 4.30 1,946
Macsherry Library NY 1,078 18.95 1.87 16.88 2.77 3.59 6.03 1,945
Altamont Free Library NY 1,720 17.32 1.90 8.60 3.28 4.15 7.64 1,921
Summerdale–Marjorie Younce Snook Public Library AL 1,128 17.96 0.73 15.75 2.84 8.80 0.89 1,917

 

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
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 Centerville Community Library SD 1,342 20.32 0.76 29.25 8.95 1.94 0.89 3,096
Holdenville–Grace Pickens Public Library OK 5,680 17.30 13.46 5.55 0.10 0.63 21.13 2,997
North Freedom Public Library WI 1,326 15.45 0.57 8.30 1.51 14.82 10.38 2,664
Craftsbury Public VT 1,179 18.13 - 17.11 2.99 7.50 17.07 2,656
Ettrick Public Library WI 1,035 8.77 2.12 3.44 0.65 0.31 67.78 2,635
Otis Library and Museum MA 1,583 21.24 11.56 7.98 0.09 1.05 0.01 2,446
Estancia Public Library NM 1,655 4.14 0.64 17.61 0.47 15.52 0.24 2,335
Bath Public Library NH 1,078 25.07 0.90 12.62 5.34 2.41 2.41 2,333
Cambridge Public Library NY 1,870 14.83 1.28 26.98 1.47 1.23 18.74 2,301
Hospers Public Library IA 1,021 22.31 0.67 19.25 2.93 3.56 0.66 2,142
 
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Elbridge Free Library NY 1,058 21.25 2.37 14.22 3.06 2.12 0.54 2,072
Ontario Public Library WI 1,576 13.79 0.48 6.64 0.97 1.04 39.70 2,057
Plainview Public Library NE 1,204 16.42 0.57 10.63 5.34 3.16 0.25 2,056
Hubbard Public Library IA 1,131 14.97 0.61 18.22 3.41 3.52 1.29 2,020
Marion City Library KS 1,838 16.08 0.72 22.43 1.92 3.58 2.12 1,989
Saint Paul Public Library NE 2,349 20.26 2.31 17.71 0.51 4.04 1.23 1,958
Wellsburg Public Library IA 1,241 14.20 0.86 16.19 1.44 6.30 0.90 1,924
Electra Public Library TX 2,722 21.42 5.01 11.17 0.54 1.49 1.06 1,903
Osborne Public Library KS 1,353 18.99 1.65 13.59 3.47 1.00 0.65 1,884
 

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 Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library SD 1,077 40.58 3.42 3.62 0.46 0.80 0.52 1,861
Boyden Public Library IA 1,095 12.63 0.67 21.82 1.48 2.38 6.49 1,836
Philmont Public Library NY 1,379 22.70 1.01 15.31 1.65 1.68 4.28 1,832
Rocky Ford Public Library CO 3,835 17.84 3.27 17.06 0.54 1.96 0.38 1,804
Creighton Public Library NE 1,117 27.64 0.53 7.11 2.07 3.34 1.45 1,792
Stuart Public Library IA 1,937 6.94 1.20 16.01 1.02 2.48 16.21 1,792
Litchfield District Library MI 2,372 14.22 7.10 4.89 0.73 0.79 1.46 1,789
Edgerton Public Library MN 1,879 35.86 0.98 12.02 0.72 0.65 0.68 1,729
Oakland Public Library NE 1,192 19.32 1.18 10.72 1.82 2.62 3.05 1,724
Willow Springs Public Library MO 2,184 16.50 3.41 4.28 0.05 5.44 2.30 1,712
Windham Public Library NY 1,703 13.00 0.96 12.04 1.83 4.50 1.24 1,706

 

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		 SCORE
 

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 Norwalk Public Library WI 1,090 7.74 1.16 5.69 0.56 2.36 58.56 3,236
Tularosa Public Library NM 2,842 11.90 - 13.82 1.06 11.61 0.74 2,707
Velva Public & School Library ND 1,265 12.72 0.50 5.14 8.11 1.98 0.23 2,677
Vincent–Lallouise F. McGraw Library AL 2,120 9.89 8.08 3.52 0.29 2.29 1.18 2,320
Ellinwood School Community Library KS 2,037 11.07 0.40 11.24 4.84 1.10 0.44 2,246
Lanark Public Library IL 1,457 15.44 0.76 16.57 0.78 1.72 2.30 2,097
Wilsonville–Vernice Stoudenmire Library AL 1,980 9.44 8.08 3.17 0.04 0.53 0.08 2,039
Lemmon Public Library SD 1,216 12.65 3.06 7.91 0.38 2.38 1.37 1,907
Elk Horn Public Library IA 1,025 12.76 1.60 7.75 2.11 0.71 1.08 1,820
Wedsworth Memorial Library MT 1,547 21.30 0.18 5.48 0.48 2.12 6.83 1,812
 
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*		 Louisville Public Library NE 1,224 8.02 0.96 7.16 0.35 5.17 5.17 1,808
Saint Jo Public Library TX 2,166 8.49 6.87 1.12 0.25 0.87 - 1,806
Hughes Springs Area Public Library TX 1,774 9.53 - 5.79 3.85 1.62 0.87 1,777
Swea City Public Library IA 1,936 9.87 - 10.16 0.30 5.39 0.40 1,725
Gilbertville Public Library MA 1,504 9.68 - 6.13 0.96 5.98 - 1,692
Mound City Public Library MO 1,159 11.13 - 7.85 1.02 4.04 1.55 1,688
Elmwood Public Library WI 1,075 12.57 1.06 5.80 0.48 2.03 7.19 1,685
Mounds Public Library OK 1,193 13.97 - 6.22 0.92 4.19 0.99 1,682
City of Bayou La Batre Public Library AL 2,621 8.04 - 7.69 0.56 5.60 - 1,606
Colonial Library NY 1,255 9.59 0.69 4.62 3.41 0.24 0.54 1,605
 

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 Minersville Public Library UT 1,083 14.35 0.37 8.09 1.55 0.78 0.26 1,587
Wisner Public Library NE 1,174 5.63 0.41 3.06 0.20 1.35 20.44 1,555
Reform Public Library AL 1,632 5.65 - 9.95 0.24 5.24 0.07 1,546
Foard County Library TX 1,183 13.79 - 7.70 0.12 3.58 0.66 1,536
Piedmont Public Library WV 1,475 0.57 - 7.78 0.78 6.70 0.26 1,527
Deer Park Public Library WI 1,015 11.87 0.83 5.04 0.33 1.16 8.54 1,527
Shedd Free Library NH 1,104 6.90 1.00 5.89 2.08 1.27 1.45 1,523
Tri-Valley Community Library AK 1,082 15.71 1.27 4.76 1.07 0.74 0.29 1,521
Lime Springs Public Library IA 1,225 8.32 0.88 5.40 2.31 1.16 - 1,509
Platte Public Library SD 1,273 12.46 1.32 4.76 0.83 1.84 0.31 1,493
Lester Public Library of Vesper WI 1,063 10.32 1.17 6.08 1.36 1.01 0.74 1,491

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