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Related Links Book Circulation Per U.S. Public Library User Since 1856 posted by Blake on Tuesday August 07, @02:54PM from the significantly-stabilize dept. Book Circulation Per U.S. Public Library User Since 1856 , by Douglas A. Galbi, Senior Economist, Federal Communications Commission: Library book circulation per user has no strong, long-run trend. From 1856 to 1978, library users borrowed from U.S. public libraries about 15 books per user per year. From 1978 to 2004, book circulation per user declined approximately 50%. The growth of audiovisuals circulation, estimated at 25% of total circulation in 2004, accounts for about half of this decline. These figures depend on estimates and disparate samples of libraries with varying circulation and user accounting methods. Nonetheless, these figures are of sufficient quality to suggest that historically established institutions significantly stabilize borrowing behavior. Mobile library leaves trail of bookworms »
Related Stories Queens Library #1 in Nationwide Circ The Queens Library really has something to shout about , namely leading the nation's circulation with a whopping 20.2 million items!
Queens Library offers six million items for loan and features a collection spanning 30 languages. They serve around 55,000 people per day.
Second highest circ goes to Multnomah County Public Library in Portland, OR.
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