| Location (184) | Total # of Programs | 7.29 # of Adult Programs | 7.27 # of Young Adult Programs | # of Children's Programs (retired in 2020) | 7.23 # of Pre School Programs | 7.25 # of School Aged Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 694 | 121 | 46 | 428 | 204 | 178 |
| Total | 718,613 | 204,938 | 67,265 | 413,084 | 187,916 | 225,168 |
| Average | 3,927 | 1,139 | 398 | 2,257 | 1,044 | 1,237 |
| Maximum | 342,643 | 102,469 | 33,632 | 206,542 | 93,958 | 112,584 |
| Minimum | -1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| California State Library | 342,643 | 102,469 | 33,632 | 206,542 | 93,958 | 112,584 |
| SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY | 43,052 | 12,474 | 2,440 | 14,069 | 5,241 | 8,828 |
| LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY | 26,705 | 10,732 | 3,585 | 6,194 | 2,809 | 3,385 |
| SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 20,420 | 9,064 | 0 | 11,356 | 0 | 11,356 |
| LA COUNTY LIBRARY | 19,720 | 3,196 | 2,198 | 14,326 | 5,139 | 9,187 |
| SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 14,612 | 5,989 | 1,346 | 7,277 | 3,270 | 4,007 |
| SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 13,846 | 3,094 | 1,602 | 9,150 | 5,196 | 3,954 |
| ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 13,278 | 5,397 | 946 | 6,935 | 3,007 | 3,928 |
| REDWOOD CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 12,128 | 1,860 | 1,585 | 8,683 | 3,879 | 4,804 |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY LIBRARY | 10,614 | 3,981 | 2,063 | 4,570 | 1,868 | 2,702 |
| SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 10,526 | 2,270 | 830 | 3,713 | 2,486 | 1,227 |
| CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY | 8,908 | 2,960 | 956 | 4,992 | 3,140 | 1,852 |
| SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARIES | 7,021 | 1,604 | 763 | 4,654 | 2,429 | 2,225 |
| TULARE COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 6,394 | 231 | 247 | 2,958 | 992 | 1,966 |
| SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LIBRARY | 6,345 | 1,759 | 924 | 3,662 | 2,038 | 1,624 |
| OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 6,250 | 927 | 1,276 | 4,047 | 1,734 | 2,313 |
| NATIONAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 5,338 | 1,276 | 0 | 4,062 | 0 | 4,062 |
| RIVERSIDE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | 5,270 | 1,812 | 794 | 2,664 | 1,831 | 833 |
| SANTA CLARA COUNTY LIBRARY | 4,973 | 1,619 | 787 | 2,567 | 1,465 | 1,102 |
| KERN COUNTY LIBRARY | 4,230 | 575 | 161 | 1,747 | 793 | 954 |
| FRESNO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 3,650 | 906 | 358 | 2,386 | 1,058 | 1,328 |
| LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 3,501 | 835 | 715 | 1,951 | 835 | 1,116 |
| ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY | 3,345 | 264 | 182 | 2,899 | 605 | 2,294 |
| YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY | 3,138 | 636 | 344 | 2,158 | 995 | 1,163 |
| VENTURA COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,919 | 594 | 110 | 2,215 | 888 | 1,327 |
| STOCKTON-SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,898 | 532 | 247 | 2,119 | 851 | 1,268 |
| SOLANO COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,761 | 499 | 298 | 1,964 | 1,361 | 603 |
| SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,709 | 592 | 195 | 1,922 | 999 | 923 |
| STANISLAUS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 2,598 | 285 | 103 | 2,210 | 1,222 | 988 |
| SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,547 | 702 | 49 | 1,796 | 968 | 828 |
| GLENDALE LIBRARY, ARTS & CULTURE | 2,541 | 1,053 | 11 | 1,477 | 561 | 916 |
| HAYWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,442 | 130 | 467 | 1,845 | 614 | 1,231 |
| MONTEREY PARK BRUGGEMEYER LIBRARY | 2,436 | 1,925 | 73 | 438 | 116 | 322 |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,366 | 364 | 66 | 968 | 571 | 397 |
| MONTEREY COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES | 2,330 | 320 | 354 | 1,656 | 627 | 1,029 |
| BUTTE COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,060 | 554 | 105 | 1,401 | 979 | 422 |
| SANTA CLARITA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,008 | 372 | 310 | 1,326 | 1,061 | 265 |
| BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,987 | 494 | 382 | 1,111 | 702 | 409 |
| MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 1,964 | 611 | 187 | 1,166 | 904 | 262 |
| SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,944 | 730 | 110 | 1,104 | 738 | 366 |
| SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 1,943 | 378 | 117 | 1,448 | 549 | 899 |
| ROSEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,881 | 120 | 89 | 836 | 638 | 198 |
| PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,864 | 806 | 121 | 937 | 667 | 270 |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,768 | 648 | 13 | 1,107 | 613 | 494 |
| EL DORADO COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,749 | 277 | 361 | 1,111 | 853 | 258 |
| SUTTER COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,572 | 1,238 | 46 | 288 | 172 | 116 |
| CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY | 1,530 | 473 | 72 | 985 | 682 | 303 |
| CHULA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,445 | 373 | 27 | 1,045 | 275 | 770 |
| PLACER COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,440 | 124 | 117 | 1,199 | 662 | 537 |
| CAMARILLO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,419 | 727 | 75 | 617 | 131 | 486 |
| PORTERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,376 | 237 | 59 | 540 | 169 | 371 |
| PALO ALTO CITY LIBRARY | 1,369 | 204 | 29 | 568 | 336 | 232 |
| PALOS VERDES LIBRARY DISTRICT | 1,284 | 334 | 89 | 861 | 703 | 158 |
| SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,241 | 264 | 65 | 912 | 392 | 520 |
| SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY LIBRARY | 1,223 | 186 | 33 | 1,004 | 45 | 959 |
| NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,187 | 412 | 10 | 765 | 628 | 137 |
| FULLERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,164 | 444 | 81 | 639 | 276 | 363 |
| RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,160 | 108 | 74 | 978 | 396 | 582 |
| NAPA COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,145 | 116 | 24 | 1,005 | 538 | 467 |
| ARCADIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,065 | 693 | 162 | 210 | 112 | 98 |
| THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY | 1,044 | 62 | 60 | 461 | 134 | 327 |
| MILL VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,010 | 312 | 97 | 601 | 227 | 374 |
| PLEASANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,007 | 129 | 14 | 864 | 166 | 698 |
| SAN RAFAEL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 982 | 201 | 10 | 771 | 356 | 415 |
| OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 980 | 201 | 180 | 599 | 291 | 308 |
| CITY OF COMMERCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 973 | 215 | 206 | 552 | 119 | 433 |
| BEAUMONT LIBRARY DISTRICT | 956 | 122 | 0 | 834 | 658 | 176 |
| MENDOCINO COUNTY LIBRARY | 951 | 343 | 52 | 556 | 371 | 185 |
| PLACENTIA LIBRARY DISTRICT | 943 | 114 | 47 | 391 | 180 | 211 |
| RANCHO CUCAMONGA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 912 | 140 | 14 | 758 | 366 | 392 |
| WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY | 881 | 78 | 33 | 770 | 386 | 384 |
| SAN MATEO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 877 | 162 | 33 | 682 | 500 | 182 |
| RANCHO MIRAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 871 | 586 | 2 | 283 | 189 | 94 |
| ONTARIO CITY LIBRARY | 870 | 140 | 266 | 464 | 250 | 214 |
| SUNNYVALE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 864 | 251 | 130 | 483 | 376 | 107 |
| ST. HELENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 858 | 214 | 33 | 611 | 239 | 372 |
| SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 857 | 90 | 375 | 392 | 87 | 305 |
| SHASTA PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 853 | 159 | 165 | 529 | 331 | 198 |
| BELVEDERE-TIBURON LIBRARY | 826 | 431 | 113 | 282 | 137 | 145 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY | 822 | 222 | 91 | 509 | 408 | 101 |
| MONO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 765 | 223 | 20 | 522 | 183 | 339 |
| A. K. SMILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 755 | 168 | 3 | 292 | 142 | 150 |
| OXNARD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 755 | 211 | 50 | 494 | 382 | 112 |
| BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY | 752 | 121 | 99 | 532 | 296 | 236 |
| SALINAS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 749 | 180 | 78 | 491 | 0 | 491 |
| REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 745 | 81 | 36 | 314 | 262 | 52 |
| TUOLUMNE COUNTY LIBRARY | 737 | 231 | 6 | 500 | 454 | 46 |
| MERCED COUNTY LIBRARY | 729 | 195 | 37 | 497 | 307 | 190 |
| TORRANCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 723 | 135 | 71 | 517 | 392 | 125 |
| BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 705 | 63 | 8 | 634 | 583 | 51 |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY LIBRARY | 695 | 32 | 5 | 658 | 418 | 240 |
| BENICIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 694 | 120 | 166 | 408 | 218 | 190 |
| DALY CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 690 | 35 | 57 | 598 | 487 | 111 |
| UPLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 672 | 36 | 40 | 298 | 183 | 115 |
| FOLSOM PUBLIC LIBRARY | 648 | 150 | 70 | 428 | 333 | 95 |
| LIVERMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 633 | 118 | 21 | 494 | 336 | 158 |
| NEVADA COUNTY LIBRARY | 627 | 38 | 48 | 541 | 339 | 202 |
| ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY | 626 | 129 | 29 | 468 | 293 | 175 |
| SAN LEANDRO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 601 | 60 | 40 | 501 | 329 | 172 |
| YORBA LINDA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 601 | 115 | 88 | 398 | 203 | 195 |
| TULARE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 569 | 120 | 83 | 366 | 104 | 262 |
| CORONADO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 545 | 35 | 81 | 429 | 205 | 224 |
| ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 523 | 79 | 61 | 383 | 273 | 110 |
| BUENA PARK LIBRARY DISTRICT | 522 | 92 | 59 | 371 | 145 | 226 |
| RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 505 | 28 | 32 | 445 | 237 | 208 |
| CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 504 | 218 | 43 | 243 | 166 | 77 |
| MENLO PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY | 492 | 9 | 34 | 449 | 376 | 73 |
| ALHAMBRA CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY | 478 | 104 | 31 | 343 | 124 | 219 |
| SANTA CLARA CITY LIBRARY | 477 | 222 | 49 | 206 | 98 | 108 |
| KINGS COUNTY LIBRARY | 476 | 174 | 20 | 282 | 64 | 218 |
| CERRITOS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 473 | 54 | 47 | 372 | 275 | 97 |
| GLENDORA LIBRARY & CULTURAL CENTER | 461 | 16 | 29 | 416 | 199 | 217 |
| SIMI VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 461 | 61 | 50 | 350 | 125 | 225 |
| SAN BERNARDINO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 451 | 37 | 14 | 400 | 285 | 115 |
| CAMARENA MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 426 | 105 | 26 | 295 | 74 | 221 |
| COLUSA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 423 | 16 | 2 | 405 | 42 | 363 |
| MOORPARK CITY LIBRARY | 423 | 69 | 119 | 235 | 88 | 147 |
| CALABASAS CITY LIBRARY | 410 | 85 | 107 | 218 | 113 | 105 |
| LOS GATOS LIBRARY | 410 | 26 | 8 | 376 | 227 | 149 |
| BURBANK PUBLIC LIBRARY | 406 | 74 | 14 | 318 | 211 | 107 |
| BANNING LIBRARY DISTRICT | 395 | 74 | 44 | 277 | 126 | 151 |
| INGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 392 | 101 | 28 | 263 | 42 | 221 |
| WATSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 388 | 66 | 26 | 296 | 194 | 102 |
| LODI PUBLIC LIBRARY | 386 | 53 | 10 | 323 | 183 | 140 |
| TEHAMA COUNTY LIBRARY | 380 | 37 | 21 | 161 | 103 | 58 |
| MONTEREY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 378 | 32 | 112 | 234 | 128 | 106 |
| MADERA COUNTY LIBRARY | 364 | 105 | 24 | 235 | 181 | 54 |
| WOODLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 358 | 49 | 6 | 303 | 211 | 92 |
| SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 355 | 48 | 11 | 296 | 128 | 168 |
| ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 345 | 109 | 35 | 201 | 170 | 31 |
| SAN ANSELMO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 337 | 57 | 6 | 274 | 167 | 107 |
| PASO ROBLES CITY LIBRARY | 323 | 32 | 6 | 285 | 192 | 93 |
| CROWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 322 | 108 | 24 | 190 | 142 | 48 |
| MISSION VIEJO LIBRARY | 315 | 43 | 11 | 261 | 183 | 78 |
| PACIFIC GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 303 | 12 | 14 | 277 | 97 | 180 |
| YUBA COUNTY LIBRARY | 299 | 69 | 56 | 174 | 111 | 63 |
| SIERRA MADRE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 297 | 61 | 43 | 193 | 104 | 89 |
| AZUSA CITY LIBRARY | 296 | 146 | 11 | 139 | 35 | 104 |
| PALM SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 296 | 108 | 52 | 136 | 47 | 89 |
| SIGNAL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 274 | 60 | 25 | 189 | 106 | 83 |
| LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY | 267 | 25 | 0 | 242 | 86 | 156 |
| MORENO VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 266 | 33 | 32 | 201 | 154 | 47 |
| LOMPOC PUBLIC LIBRARY | 262 | 13 | 9 | 240 | 103 | 137 |
| SAN BRUNO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 260 | 26 | 0 | 234 | 185 | 49 |
| SAUSALITO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 252 | 79 | 3 | 170 | 53 | 117 |
| CALAVERAS COUNTY LIBRARY | 248 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 229 | 16 |
| HEMET PUBLIC LIBRARY | 248 | 185 | 6 | 57 | 45 | 12 |
| ALTADENA LIBRARY DISTRICT | 247 | 31 | 31 | 185 | 30 | 155 |
| SAN BENITO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 246 | 12 | 8 | 226 | 101 | 125 |
| VICTORVILLE CITY LIBRARY | 246 | 127 | 4 | 115 | 50 | 65 |
| IMPERIAL COUNTY LIBRARY | 243 | 129 | 21 | 93 | 33 | 60 |
| MONROVIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 243 | 14 | 46 | 183 | 94 | 89 |
| COALINGA-HURON LIBRARY DISTRICT | 238 | 66 | 34 | 138 | 51 | 87 |
| PALMDALE CITY LIBRARY | 232 | 76 | 5 | 151 | 151 | 0 |
| SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 226 | 36 | 35 | 155 | 90 | 65 |
| COVINA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 213 | 30 | 1 | 182 | 89 | 93 |
| LAKE COUNTY LIBRARY | 211 | 46 | 10 | 155 | 145 | 10 |
| MURRIETA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 180 | 15 | 26 | 139 | 115 | 24 |
| MARIPOSA COUNTY LIBRARY | 176 | 20 | 52 | 104 | 52 | 52 |
| ORLAND FREE LIBRARY | 174 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 110 | 63 |
| ALPINE COUNTY LIBRARY/ARCHIVES | 166 | 83 | 7 | 76 | 29 | 47 |
| AMADOR COUNTY LIBRARY | 166 | 46 | 10 | 110 | 95 | 15 |
| WILLOWS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 161 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 133 | 28 |
| COLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 160 | 86 | 5 | 69 | 52 | 17 |
| EL SEGUNDO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 151 | 25 | 26 | 100 | 55 | 45 |
| BLANCHARD/SANTA PAULA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT | 142 | 0 | 23 | 119 | 47 | 72 |
| LASSEN LIBRARY DISTRICT | 141 | 42 | 2 | 97 | 57 | 40 |
| DEL NORTE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT | 129 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 102 | 24 |
| DOWNEY CITY LIBRARY | 123 | 24 | 5 | 94 | 84 | 10 |
| PLUMAS COUNTY LIBRARY | 120 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 89 | 31 |
| HARRISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY | 118 | 38 | 11 | 69 | 33 | 36 |
| INYO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 108 | 19 | 0 | 89 | 67 | 22 |
| DIXON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT | 92 | 35 | 2 | 55 | 43 | 12 |
| IRWINDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 83 | 26 | 2 | 55 | 14 | 41 |
| EL CENTRO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 67 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 43 | 16 |
| PALO VERDE VALLEY LIBRARY DISTRICT | 67 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 58 | 3 |
| IMPERIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 62 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 31 |
| POMONA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 52 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 38 | 13 |
| BRAWLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 46 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 12 |
| TRINITY COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 33 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| MODOC COUNTY LIBRARY | 25 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| SAN JUAN BAUTISTA CITY LIBRARY | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| LARKSPUR PUBLIC LIBRARY | 0 | 49 | 1 | 134 | 87 | 47 |
| SISKIYOU COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | -1 | -1 |