| Location (180) | 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 | 559 | 106 | 45 | 383 | 205 | 171 |
| Total | 549,775 | 139,100 | 51,864 | 349,090 | 165,754 | 183,336 |
| Average | 3,054 | 795 | 335 | 1,950 | 936 | 1,036 |
| Maximum | 270,027 | 69,550 | 25,932 | 174,545 | 82,877 | 91,668 |
| Minimum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| California State Library | 270,027 | 69,550 | 25,932 | 174,545 | 82,877 | 91,668 |
| SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY | 22,425 | 9,556 | 2,009 | 10,860 | 4,344 | 6,516 |
| LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY | 20,204 | 6,791 | 3,785 | 4,814 | 2,239 | 2,575 |
| LA COUNTY LIBRARY | 17,080 | 1,790 | 2,314 | 12,976 | 3,959 | 9,017 |
| SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 12,521 | 4,656 | 1,401 | 6,464 | 3,085 | 3,379 |
| SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 12,292 | 4,542 | 0 | 7,750 | 0 | 7,750 |
| SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 10,062 | 1,157 | 1,320 | 7,585 | 4,762 | 2,823 |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY LIBRARY | 8,453 | 3,166 | 753 | 2,267 | 962 | 1,305 |
| REDWOOD CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 7,547 | 256 | 653 | 6,638 | 2,359 | 4,279 |
| ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 7,047 | 1,489 | 647 | 4,911 | 2,429 | 2,482 |
| RIVERSIDE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | 6,697 | 2,701 | 537 | 3,459 | 2,100 | 1,359 |
| SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARIES | 6,083 | 1,351 | 420 | 4,312 | 2,756 | 1,556 |
| CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY | 5,585 | 1,172 | 604 | 3,809 | 2,485 | 1,324 |
| LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 4,981 | 1,424 | 1,078 | 2,479 | 1,121 | 1,358 |
| NATIONAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 4,778 | 490 | 10 | 4,278 | 260 | 4,018 |
| FRESNO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 4,603 | 1,467 | 400 | 2,736 | 1,591 | 1,145 |
| SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 4,321 | 1,269 | 791 | 2,261 | 939 | 1,322 |
| ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY | 3,927 | 432 | 460 | 3,035 | 744 | 2,291 |
| OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 3,858 | 856 | 421 | 2,581 | 1,135 | 1,446 |
| SOLANO COUNTY LIBRARY | 3,546 | 562 | 422 | 2,562 | 1,501 | 1,061 |
| SANTA CLARA COUNTY LIBRARY | 3,477 | 768 | 367 | 2,342 | 1,250 | 1,092 |
| SUTTER COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,732 | 1,574 | 36 | 1,122 | 471 | 651 |
| GLENDALE LIBRARY, ARTS & CULTURE | 2,546 | 1,128 | 56 | 1,362 | 612 | 750 |
| SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,285 | 450 | 101 | 1,734 | 880 | 854 |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,229 | 235 | 16 | 989 | 637 | 352 |
| STOCKTON-SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,200 | 271 | 182 | 1,747 | 864 | 883 |
| MONTEREY COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES | 2,166 | 290 | 101 | 1,775 | 960 | 815 |
| TULARE COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 2,158 | 73 | 5 | 2,080 | 1,820 | 260 |
| SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,126 | 674 | 145 | 1,307 | 844 | 463 |
| PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,101 | 628 | 136 | 1,337 | 912 | 425 |
| VENTURA COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,070 | 477 | 99 | 1,494 | 636 | 858 |
| YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,007 | 286 | 406 | 1,315 | 769 | 546 |
| STANISLAUS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 2,005 | 304 | 77 | 1,624 | 1,084 | 540 |
| HAYWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,915 | 458 | 237 | 1,220 | 824 | 396 |
| TORRANCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,844 | 99 | 105 | 1,640 | 367 | 1,273 |
| MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 1,826 | 602 | 60 | 1,164 | 782 | 382 |
| CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY | 1,793 | 484 | 111 | 1,198 | 860 | 338 |
| SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,761 | 188 | 47 | 1,526 | 865 | 661 |
| BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,577 | 453 | 240 | 884 | 561 | 323 |
| MONTEREY PARK BRUGGEMEYER LIBRARY | 1,461 | 962 | 96 | 403 | 110 | 293 |
| ALTADENA LIBRARY DISTRICT | 1,441 | 1,103 | 36 | 302 | 138 | 164 |
| EL DORADO COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,409 | 213 | 155 | 1,041 | 821 | 220 |
| KERN COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,388 | 234 | 75 | 1,079 | 627 | 452 |
| SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,381 | 292 | 13 | 1,076 | 488 | 588 |
| BUTTE COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,377 | 341 | 56 | 980 | 700 | 280 |
| NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,347 | 485 | 19 | 843 | 697 | 146 |
| SHASTA PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 1,230 | 156 | 446 | 628 | 454 | 174 |
| SUNNYVALE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,222 | 135 | 107 | 490 | 314 | 176 |
| SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 1,178 | 249 | 91 | 838 | 566 | 272 |
| MERCED COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,167 | 168 | 105 | 894 | 473 | 421 |
| BURBANK PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,143 | 315 | 196 | 632 | 250 | 382 |
| RANCHO CUCAMONGA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,142 | 146 | 39 | 957 | 389 | 568 |
| PLACER COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,123 | 69 | 66 | 988 | 655 | 333 |
| PALOS VERDES LIBRARY DISTRICT | 1,110 | 204 | 129 | 777 | 579 | 198 |
| MONO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 1,106 | 277 | 0 | 829 | 369 | 460 |
| WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,081 | 68 | 54 | 959 | 252 | 707 |
| NAPA COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,060 | 42 | 45 | 973 | 530 | 443 |
| RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,002 | 8 | 0 | 994 | 438 | 556 |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY LIBRARY | 973 | 131 | 6 | 836 | 440 | 396 |
| ARCADIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 966 | 628 | 84 | 254 | 147 | 107 |
| PLEASANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 958 | 70 | 9 | 879 | 77 | 802 |
| TUOLUMNE COUNTY LIBRARY | 955 | 186 | 5 | 764 | 705 | 59 |
| SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY LIBRARY | 919 | 73 | 3 | 843 | 76 | 767 |
| BELVEDERE-TIBURON LIBRARY | 916 | 492 | 69 | 355 | 253 | 102 |
| SAN MATEO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 910 | 261 | 8 | 641 | 472 | 169 |
| SAN RAFAEL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 890 | 82 | 48 | 760 | 322 | 438 |
| OXNARD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 889 | 178 | 78 | 633 | 433 | 200 |
| BEAUMONT LIBRARY DISTRICT | 874 | 252 | 0 | 622 | 427 | 195 |
| SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 851 | 200 | 183 | 468 | 93 | 375 |
| PALO ALTO CITY LIBRARY | 813 | 8 | 29 | 388 | 265 | 123 |
| ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY | 812 | 151 | 6 | 655 | 231 | 424 |
| FULLERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 809 | 179 | 61 | 569 | 255 | 314 |
| MILL VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 779 | 124 | 70 | 585 | 226 | 359 |
| YORBA LINDA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 779 | 85 | 134 | 560 | 197 | 363 |
| CITY OF COMMERCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 749 | 144 | 75 | 530 | 100 | 430 |
| MENLO PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY | 727 | 17 | 14 | 696 | 633 | 63 |
| RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 682 | 63 | 56 | 563 | 342 | 221 |
| GLENDORA LIBRARY & CULTURAL CENTER | 677 | 29 | 21 | 627 | 394 | 233 |
| THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY | 673 | 100 | 129 | 444 | 275 | 169 |
| OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 660 | 146 | 131 | 383 | 205 | 178 |
| DALY CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 647 | 26 | 30 | 591 | 415 | 176 |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 643 | 318 | 3 | 322 | 265 | 57 |
| PLACENTIA LIBRARY DISTRICT | 640 | 106 | 52 | 241 | 177 | 64 |
| BENICIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 632 | 113 | 159 | 360 | 137 | 223 |
| ONTARIO CITY LIBRARY | 592 | 121 | 87 | 384 | 233 | 151 |
| UPLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 583 | 24 | 45 | 257 | 130 | 127 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY | 577 | 48 | 79 | 450 | 351 | 99 |
| BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 575 | 245 | 9 | 321 | 291 | 30 |
| SAN LEANDRO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 571 | 56 | 59 | 456 | 285 | 171 |
| MONROVIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 567 | 58 | 129 | 380 | 208 | 172 |
| CHULA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 550 | 127 | 87 | 336 | 215 | 121 |
| SALINAS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 550 | 127 | 30 | 393 | 50 | 343 |
| SAN BERNARDINO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 546 | 27 | 44 | 475 | 292 | 183 |
| ROSEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 543 | 41 | 68 | 434 | 323 | 111 |
| BANNING LIBRARY DISTRICT | 542 | 108 | 41 | 393 | 149 | 244 |
| LIVERMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 542 | 140 | 10 | 392 | 367 | 25 |
| CERRITOS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 531 | 112 | 47 | 372 | 161 | 211 |
| CORONADO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 530 | 31 | 63 | 436 | 200 | 236 |
| ALHAMBRA CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY | 515 | 95 | 54 | 366 | 180 | 186 |
| BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY | 503 | 43 | 21 | 439 | 239 | 200 |
| FOLSOM PUBLIC LIBRARY | 492 | 48 | 14 | 430 | 294 | 136 |
| RANCHO MIRAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 492 | 176 | 3 | 313 | 165 | 148 |
| LOS GATOS LIBRARY | 477 | 62 | 10 | 405 | 196 | 209 |
| ST. HELENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 475 | 100 | 19 | 356 | 148 | 208 |
| MENDOCINO COUNTY LIBRARY | 471 | 106 | 0 | 365 | 211 | 154 |
| CALABASAS CITY LIBRARY | 467 | 81 | 71 | 315 | 210 | 105 |
| TULARE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 444 | 113 | 30 | 301 | 104 | 197 |
| SANTA CLARA CITY LIBRARY | 442 | 141 | 42 | 259 | 127 | 132 |
| CAMARILLO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 441 | 142 | 33 | 266 | 63 | 203 |
| BUENA PARK LIBRARY DISTRICT | 429 | 83 | 71 | 275 | 99 | 176 |
| SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 413 | 119 | 3 | 291 | 132 | 159 |
| MOORPARK CITY LIBRARY | 412 | 14 | 58 | 170 | 84 | 86 |
| LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY | 392 | 107 | 5 | 280 | 146 | 134 |
| REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 391 | 74 | 45 | 272 | 135 | 137 |
| NEVADA COUNTY LIBRARY | 390 | 31 | 8 | 351 | 281 | 70 |
| CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 389 | 103 | 35 | 251 | 198 | 53 |
| ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 389 | 20 | 30 | 339 | 267 | 72 |
| LODI PUBLIC LIBRARY | 388 | 37 | 14 | 337 | 183 | 154 |
| YUBA COUNTY LIBRARY | 383 | 29 | 23 | 331 | 219 | 112 |
| MADERA COUNTY LIBRARY | 375 | 148 | 6 | 221 | 150 | 71 |
| CAMARENA MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 370 | 80 | 93 | 197 | 54 | 143 |
| SAN BENITO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 364 | 131 | 6 | 227 | 175 | 52 |
| CROWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 361 | 129 | 36 | 196 | 131 | 65 |
| SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LIBRARY | 361 | 185 | 0 | 176 | 59 | 117 |
| LOMPOC PUBLIC LIBRARY | 359 | 49 | 28 | 282 | 139 | 143 |
| KINGS COUNTY LIBRARY | 351 | 120 | 7 | 224 | 57 | 167 |
| WATSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 332 | 33 | 34 | 265 | 186 | 79 |
| A. K. SMILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 326 | 39 | 0 | 287 | 112 | 175 |
| MONTEREY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 322 | 34 | 50 | 238 | 90 | 148 |
| SIERRA MADRE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 318 | 124 | 28 | 166 | 91 | 75 |
| PORTERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 307 | 52 | 26 | 229 | 63 | 166 |
| PACIFIC GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 289 | 43 | 4 | 242 | 87 | 155 |
| BLANCHARD/SANTA PAULA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT | 280 | 24 | 27 | 229 | 61 | 168 |
| SAN BRUNO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 277 | 7 | 3 | 267 | 162 | 105 |
| PALM SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 266 | 115 | 33 | 118 | 97 | 21 |
| PLUMAS COUNTY LIBRARY | 265 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 190 | 75 |
| POMONA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 262 | 82 | 0 | 180 | 64 | 116 |
| MISSION VIEJO LIBRARY | 258 | 50 | 12 | 196 | 112 | 84 |
| PASO ROBLES CITY LIBRARY | 250 | 21 | 4 | 225 | 186 | 39 |
| INGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 243 | 71 | 5 | 167 | 43 | 124 |
| COLUSA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 228 | 7 | 1 | 220 | 39 | 181 |
| COLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 227 | 53 | 50 | 124 | 104 | 20 |
| HEMET PUBLIC LIBRARY | 227 | 89 | 2 | 136 | 74 | 62 |
| TEHAMA COUNTY LIBRARY | 219 | 9 | 0 | 105 | 77 | 28 |
| AZUSA CITY LIBRARY | 212 | 34 | 39 | 139 | 10 | 129 |
| MORENO VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 212 | 5 | 0 | 207 | 196 | 11 |
| WOODLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 211 | 1 | 11 | 199 | 145 | 54 |
| ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 199 | 12 | 7 | 180 | 106 | 74 |
| LARKSPUR PUBLIC LIBRARY | 199 | 43 | 0 | 156 | 79 | 77 |
| EL SEGUNDO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 183 | 32 | 26 | 125 | 62 | 63 |
| PALO VERDE VALLEY LIBRARY DISTRICT | 178 | 6 | 55 | 117 | 75 | 42 |
| SIGNAL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 177 | 35 | 2 | 140 | 104 | 36 |
| MARIPOSA COUNTY LIBRARY | 173 | 20 | 40 | 113 | 103 | 10 |
| CALAVERAS COUNTY LIBRARY | 168 | 3 | 0 | 165 | 134 | 31 |
| ORLAND FREE LIBRARY | 162 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 110 | 51 |
| LAKE COUNTY LIBRARY | 160 | 2 | 8 | 150 | 122 | 28 |
| ALPINE COUNTY LIBRARY/ARCHIVES | 157 | 54 | 21 | 82 | 24 | 58 |
| IMPERIAL COUNTY LIBRARY | 134 | 75 | 5 | 54 | 13 | 41 |
| COVINA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 131 | 36 | 0 | 95 | 71 | 24 |
| DOWNEY CITY LIBRARY | 130 | 15 | 17 | 98 | 85 | 13 |
| LASSEN LIBRARY DISTRICT | 126 | 30 | 12 | 84 | 46 | 38 |
| SAN ANSELMO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 124 | 18 | 3 | 103 | 69 | 34 |
| SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 121 | 10 | 24 | 87 | 57 | 30 |
| SAUSALITO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 114 | 20 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 0 |
| INYO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 112 | 17 | 0 | 95 | 74 | 21 |
| COALINGA-HURON LIBRARY DISTRICT | 109 | 2 | 9 | 98 | 56 | 42 |
| HARRISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY | 100 | 17 | 8 | 75 | 60 | 15 |
| DIXON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT | 99 | 40 | 11 | 48 | 31 | 17 |
| MURRIETA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 99 | 22 | 16 | 61 | 51 | 10 |
| MODOC COUNTY LIBRARY | 94 | 13 | 0 | 81 | 18 | 63 |
| AMADOR COUNTY LIBRARY | 86 | 28 | 0 | 58 | 54 | 4 |
| IRWINDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 64 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 22 | 36 |
| IMPERIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 61 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 15 | 26 |
| WILLOWS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 45 | 10 |
| PALMDALE CITY LIBRARY | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BRAWLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| TRINITY COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 31 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| DEL NORTE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| EL CENTRO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| SAN JUAN BAUTISTA CITY LIBRARY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |