PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Top 10
Library Support, Holdings, and Utilization

  1. Number of school media personnel per 1,000 public school students
  2. Number of branch libraries per 10,000 library service population
  3. Number of librart Internet connections per 10,000 library service population
  4. Volumes held in the library per capita of library service service population
  5. Number of curculations per capita of library service population
  6. Number of library professional staff per 10,000 library service population

These numbers where then divided by the city population in order to calculate ratios of library services and resources available to the population.

Rank Population Total Rank
1. Akron, OH 386,433 71
2. Kansas City, MO 239,575 76
3. St. Louis, MO 348,189 86
4. Pittsburgh, PA 458,597 89
5. Columbus, OH 753,892 91
6. Toledo, OH 455,054 93
7. Rochester, NY 219,733 101
8. Cleveland, OH 556,806 104
9. Denver, CO 559,610 106
10. Seattle, WA 570,800 113


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