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• Position: Public libraries - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

SNAPSHOT File this under adult nonfiction: The state's 177 public libraries employ 1,169 and paid more than $20 million in wages in 1999. NATIONAL RANK The United States has 16,437 public libraries. Together, they hold 668,448,940 volumes. North Carolina libraries have 2.2% of the total. Volumes (millions) 1. New York 71.8 2. California 61.1 3. Texas 49.7 4. Ohio 44.8 5. Illinois 38.6 6. Massachusetts 38.6 7. New Jersey 28.7 8. Pennsylvania 27.5 9. Florida 26.3 10. Michigan 25.6 21. North Carolina 14.8 Note: figures are from the 1998-1999 fiscal year Source: American Library Directory, 2000-2001 LIBRARY CATEGORIES Most of North Carolina's 458 libraries are not classified as public libraries. Library type Public library 38.6% Special * 20.5% Junior colleges 13.1% Colleges and universities 11.1% Medical 4.8% Law 3.1% Government 2.2% Other 6.6% (*)Examples include libraries at corporations and churches. Source: American Library Directory, 2000-2001 Note: Table made from pie chart HIGH-TECH SPENDING In fiscal 1999-2000, North Carolina public libraries spent $4.5 million, 55 cents per resident, on electronic technology. The top 10: Per capita County * expenditures Madison $5.01 Mecklenburg 1.50 Guilford 1.49 Warren 1.47 Haywood 1.37 Polk...