This statistic shows the number of libraries in the United States as of September 2015, by type of library. The largest library category in the United States was school libraries. There were 98,460 school libraries in the U.S. as of September 2015.
Number of libraries in the United States as of September 2015, by type of library*
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American Library Association. (September 30, 2016). Number of libraries in the United States as of September 2015, by type of library* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252528/number-of-libraries-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. "Number of libraries in the United States as of September 2015, by type of library*." Chart. September 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252528/number-of-libraries-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. (2016). Number of libraries in the United States as of September 2015, by type of library*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252528/number-of-libraries-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association. "Number of Libraries in The United States as of September 2015, by Type of Library*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252528/number-of-libraries-in-the-united-states/
American Library Association, Number of libraries in the United States as of September 2015, by type of library* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252528/number-of-libraries-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 11, 2024)
Number of libraries in the United States as of September 2015, by type of library* [Graph], American Library Association, September 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252528/number-of-libraries-in-the-united-states/