Also of concern, the IMLS data show a continuing drop in the number of print books held in U.S. library collections. In 2022 there were 162 million fewer books on U.S. library shelves than in 2010 ...

The total number of library visits and book loans in Great Britain lifted again after the Covid-19 pandemic; however total spending on libraries continues to decline.

And he expects the recovery will continue. Early data being collected for the council’s 2025 report indicates that in-person library visits are up to about 75% of pre-pandemic levels.

The data used for scoring 2022’s star libraries were from fiscal year 2020, and Library Journal pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impacts on the data.

Demand for the Allen County Public Library’s services continued to grow last year, during which the system saw visits increase by 8% and borrows jump by more than 10%, according to data released ...

The upsurge in interest in the library’s data is also reflected in the numbers. The congress.gov site, which is managed by the LOC and hosts data about bills, statutes and laws, gets anywhere ...

The data was released Friday, five days after Tyree Cayer, 28, was stabbed to death inside the downtown library. Four boys — two 14-year-olds, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old — have been ...