California Public Library Statistics: Ready Reports
California Public Library Staff: To access reports for your own library's statistics, including infographics and other handouts, visit your LibPAS account at https://ca.countingopinions.com/. Login and passwords are held by library directors and other account holders in your library. Please email LibraryStatistics@library.ca.gov to request assistance accessing data or with any questions.
Statewide Totals - 2011 to 2023
All Data
| 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 |
Outlet Data
| 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 |
Trend Data - 5/10 Years
Data for all public libraries in selected areas for the past five fiscal years
| Library Visits per Capita | Total Collection per Capita | Circulation per Capita | Total Expenditures per Capita |
Data for all public libraries in selected areas for the past ten fiscal years
| Library Visits per Capita | Total Collection per Capita | Circulation per Capita | Total Expenditures per Capita |
State Data Key Ratios
Data on key areas for all public libraries in the state
Resources
Data on income and expenditures for all public libraries in the state.
Services
Data on facilities, open hours, programming, collections, staffing and technology services for all public libraries in the state
Use
Data on circulation, borrowers, visits, program attendance, reference and technology usage for all public libraries in the state
All data contained herein is supplied directly by each of the public libraries of California through the Public Library Survey, administered annually by the California State Library (CSL) on behalf of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Tips:
In each report you may click on the Bar graph icon to convert to bar graph format, or the Excel icon to convert to spreadsheet. Library personnel have access to additional report formats and date ranges using their LibPAS account.
Display more libraries: Increase the number of displayed rows at the bottom of the report.
Sorting: Click on the arrow at the top of any column to sort libraries, i.e. by population size, etc.
Printing: For larger print-outs adjust your "Page Setup" i.e. "Legal" or "Landscape".
Bar graphs: To enlarge a bar graph click on "Expand" icon toward bottom right of graph (Windows). To print bar graphs right-click on the graph and Save under "My Pictures". Retrieve this file from "My Pictures" or "Recent Documents" and click on the Printer icon (Windows).