Researchers in Japan have found that the more public library books a municipality has, the fewer residents require long-term ...

Between 2011 and 2014, our booming city gained 50,000 residents. But in that period, total branch visits to the Seattle Public Library (SPL) declined by 150,000, or 2.3 percent — even with a ...

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 ...

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.

Topping the chart is the Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) Public Library in Ohio, which reports a per-capita visit of 12.22. Boston is much lower, with just 5.89 visits per capita. Most Read Local Stories ...

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.

At the same time, visits to libraries were down by 3.9% from 276m to 265m for the financial year 2014-15, while £50m worth of funding was stripped from library budgets, down from £0.99bn to £0 ...

Data on ER visits were restricted to women 15–44 years of age. For South Carolina, data were for fiscal years spanning from October of the previous calendar year to September of the calendar year.

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 ...