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DEFINITION
This is the sum of annual public service hours for outlets.
Note: Includes the hours open for public service for centrals, branches, bookmobiles, and books-by-mail only. For each bookmobile, only the hours during which the bookmobile is open to the public are counted. For public library systems (administrative entities) that offer ONLY books-by-mail service, the hours that the outlet is staffed for service are counted. Minor variations in scheduled public service hours are not included; however, extensive hours closed to the public due to natural disasters or other events are excluded even if the staff is scheduled to work.
Education Statistics > Public Libraries > Public Service Hours (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | Ohio: |
2,450,475
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| #2 | California: |
2,268,401
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| #3 | New York: |
2,241,193
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| #4 | Illinois: |
1,927,948
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| #5 | Texas: |
1,816,835
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| #6 | Pennsylvania: |
1,529,978
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| #7 | Michigan: |
1,427,922
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| #8 | Florida: |
1,233,617
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| #9 | New Jersey: |
1,142,817
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| #10 | Indiana: |
1,135,794
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| #11 | Wisconsin: |
1,020,726
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| #12 | Iowa: |
964,396
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| #13 | Massachusetts: |
954,965
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| #14 | North Carolina: |
945,685
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| #15 | Virginia: |
908,833
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| #16 | Georgia: |
848,392
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| #17 | Missouri: |
792,816
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| #18 | Minnesota: |
720,321
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| #19 | Washington: |
716,213
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| #20 | Louisiana: |
707,443
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| #21 | Kansas: |
666,484
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| #22 | Tennessee: |
618,645
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| #23 | Kentucky: |
607,015
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| #24 | Alabama: |
581,671
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| #25 | Colorado: |
567,500
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| #26 | Oklahoma: |
537,116
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| #27 | Connecticut: |
533,542
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| #28 | Maryland: |
472,961
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| #29 | South Carolina: |
465,991
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| #30 | Mississippi: |
452,618
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| #31 | Oregon: |
427,399
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| #32 | Arizona: |
426,247
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| #33 | Nebraska: |
415,224
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| #34 | West Virginia: |
386,360
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| #35 | New Hampshire: |
375,846
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| #36 | Arkansas: |
374,074
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| #37 | Maine: |
356,075
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| #38 | Utah: |
275,485
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| #39 | Vermont: |
255,472
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| #40 | Idaho: |
244,140
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| #41 | New Mexico: |
233,880
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| #42 | Montana: |
189,592
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| #43 | South Dakota: |
184,616
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| #44 | Nevada: |
169,940
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| #45 | Rhode Island: |
164,402
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| #46 | Alaska: |
146,019
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| #47 | North Dakota: |
141,762
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| #48 | Wyoming: |
131,692
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| #49 | Hawaii: |
98,334
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| #50 | Delaware: |
84,753
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| #51 | District of Columbia: |
63,434
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Weighted average: |
713,785.5
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DEFINITION: This is the sum of annual public service hours for outlets.
Note: Includes the hours open for public service for centrals, branches, bookmobiles, and books-by-mail only. For each bookmobile, only the hours during which the bookmobile is open to the public are counted. For public library systems (administrative entities) that offer ONLY books-by-mail service, the hours that the outlet is staffed for service are counted. Minor variations in scheduled public service hours are not included; however, extensive hours closed to the public due to natural disasters or other events are excluded even if the staff is scheduled to work.
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