| Location (185) | Total # of Programs | 7.29 # of Adult Programs | 7.27 # of Young Adult Programs | # of Children's Programs (retired in 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 810 | 211 | 68 | 447 |
| Total | 872,008 | 281,610 | 87,436 | 502,962 |
| Average | 4,714 | 1,539 | 500 | 2,719 |
| Maximum | 436,853 | 141,654 | 43,718 | 251,481 |
| Minimum | 32 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| California State Library | 436,853 | 141,654 | 43,718 | 251,481 |
| SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIBRARY | 29,857 | 13,181 | 3,102 | 13,574 |
| LA COUNTY LIBRARY | 28,203 | 6,627 | 3,164 | 18,412 |
| LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY | 23,487 | 13,091 | 3,663 | 6,733 |
| SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 21,791 | 10,421 | 11,370 | |
| SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 21,208 | 6,649 | 1,437 | 13,122 |
| SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 18,528 | 5,596 | 2,842 | 10,090 |
| ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 13,957 | 3,378 | 1,305 | 9,274 |
| SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARIES | 12,412 | 3,316 | 1,417 | 7,679 |
| CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY | 10,781 | 3,658 | 1,467 | 5,656 |
| RIVERSIDE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM | 10,346 | 3,802 | 1,233 | 5,311 |
| KERN COUNTY LIBRARY | 9,996 | 1,956 | 606 | 7,434 |
| SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 9,532 | 3,332 | 1,232 | 4,968 |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY LIBRARY | 9,525 | 3,634 | 1,085 | 4,806 |
| SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LIBRARY | 8,073 | 1,769 | 353 | 5,951 |
| OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 7,753 | 1,665 | 1,456 | 4,632 |
| REDWOOD CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 7,592 | 3,011 | 551 | 4,030 |
| FRESNO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 6,901 | 2,550 | 878 | 3,473 |
| SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY | 6,733 | 2,444 | 765 | 3,524 |
| SANTA CLARA COUNTY LIBRARY | 6,158 | 2,052 | 856 | 3,250 |
| GLENDALE LIBRARY, ARTS & CULTURE | 4,979 | 2,398 | 14 | 2,567 |
| ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY | 4,449 | 355 | 477 | 3,617 |
| STANISLAUS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 4,394 | 423 | 315 | 3,656 |
| TULARE COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 3,945 | 1,070 | 149 | 2,726 |
| SOLANO COUNTY LIBRARY | 3,909 | 1,026 | 302 | 2,581 |
| SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 3,702 | 1,367 | 203 | 2,132 |
| STOCKTON-SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 3,649 | 840 | 310 | 2,499 |
| SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 3,582 | 1,113 | 255 | 2,214 |
| VENTURA COUNTY LIBRARY | 3,554 | 669 | 269 | 2,616 |
| LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 3,333 | 760 | 314 | 2,259 |
| YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY | 3,092 | 717 | 342 | 2,033 |
| PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,902 | 856 | 188 | 1,858 |
| BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,867 | 906 | 566 | 1,395 |
| SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,810 | 49 | 1,413 | 1,348 |
| SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,747 | 770 | 53 | 1,924 |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,604 | 701 | 201 | 1,702 |
| CHULA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,294 | 622 | 168 | 1,504 |
| MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 2,275 | 884 | 386 | 1,005 |
| CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY | 2,269 | 963 | 95 | 1,211 |
| SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,230 | 904 | 117 | 1,209 |
| SANTA CLARITA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,107 | 505 | 269 | 1,333 |
| MERCED COUNTY LIBRARY | 2,100 | 415 | 289 | 1,396 |
| RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 2,043 | 469 | 213 | 1,361 |
| COLUSA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 2,024 | 270 | 414 | 1,340 |
| MENDOCINO COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,921 | 884 | 209 | 828 |
| SUTTER COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,781 | 679 | 761 | 341 |
| EL DORADO COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,739 | 257 | 135 | 1,347 |
| OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,738 | 449 | 136 | 1,153 |
| MONTEREY COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES | 1,646 | 409 | 229 | 1,008 |
| PLACER COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,628 | 406 | 70 | 1,152 |
| NEVADA COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,617 | 573 | 119 | 925 |
| NATIONAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,568 | 1,271 | 39 | 258 |
| RANCHO MIRAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,567 | 1,256 | 11 | 300 |
| NAPA COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,528 | 403 | 91 | 1,034 |
| SANTA CLARA CITY LIBRARY | 1,503 | 635 | 167 | 701 |
| LIVERMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,426 | 454 | 74 | 898 |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,415 | 67 | 68 | 1,280 |
| MILL VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,399 | 585 | 107 | 707 |
| SALINAS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,393 | 81 | 124 | 1,188 |
| NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,380 | 435 | 40 | 905 |
| PALOS VERDES LIBRARY DISTRICT | 1,363 | 361 | 92 | 910 |
| SAN MATEO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,345 | 453 | 88 | 804 |
| BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,315 | 274 | 238 | 803 |
| BUTTE COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,259 | 442 | 143 | 674 |
| THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY | 1,252 | 538 | 110 | 604 |
| PALO ALTO CITY LIBRARY | 1,208 | 317 | 120 | 771 |
| BENICIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,195 | 455 | 179 | 561 |
| MONTEREY PARK BRUGGEMEYER LIBRARY | 1,161 | 714 | 71 | 376 |
| SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY LIBRARY | 1,117 | 244 | 18 | 855 |
| RANCHO CUCAMONGA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,112 | 172 | 35 | 905 |
| WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,091 | 93 | 16 | 982 |
| ONTARIO CITY LIBRARY | 1,081 | 294 | 312 | 475 |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,060 | 209 | 35 | 816 |
| BELVEDERE-TIBURON LIBRARY | 1,059 | 475 | 145 | 439 |
| MONO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 1,048 | 223 | 825 | |
| PORTERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,043 | 409 | 69 | 565 |
| SAN LEANDRO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,023 | 155 | 75 | 793 |
| IMPERIAL COUNTY LIBRARY | 1,018 | 185 | 21 | 812 |
| CITY OF COMMERCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1,013 | 340 | 185 | 488 |
| SHASTA PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 1,010 | 431 | 74 | 505 |
| TORRANCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 971 | 244 | 53 | 674 |
| FOLSOM PUBLIC LIBRARY | 964 | 263 | 46 | 655 |
| WOODLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 958 | 247 | 133 | 578 |
| CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 939 | 247 | 261 | 431 |
| CAMARILLO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 937 | 297 | 68 | 572 |
| SUNNYVALE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 931 | 355 | 105 | 471 |
| YORBA LINDA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 930 | 161 | 86 | 683 |
| FULLERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 898 | 224 | 42 | 632 |
| SAN BENITO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 892 | 105 | 27 | 760 |
| SAN RAFAEL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 859 | 335 | 112 | 412 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY | 840 | 410 | 168 | 262 |
| LOMPOC PUBLIC LIBRARY | 822 | 85 | 41 | 696 |
| LOS GATOS LIBRARY | 810 | 353 | 29 | 428 |
| RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 754 | 76 | 45 | 633 |
| TUOLUMNE COUNTY LIBRARY | 754 | 245 | 0 | 509 |
| GLENDORA LIBRARY & CULTURAL CENTER | 742 | 37 | 34 | 671 |
| MENLO PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY | 742 | 150 | 23 | 569 |
| LODI PUBLIC LIBRARY | 741 | 364 | 25 | 352 |
| BUENA PARK LIBRARY DISTRICT | 715 | 111 | 52 | 552 |
| MORENO VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 699 | 209 | 59 | 431 |
| CORONADO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 696 | 261 | 84 | 351 |
| A. K. SMILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 678 | 256 | 2 | 420 |
| HAYWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 670 | 298 | 80 | 292 |
| ALTADENA LIBRARY DISTRICT | 668 | 142 | 99 | 427 |
| SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 665 | 149 | 69 | 447 |
| LAKE COUNTY LIBRARY | 648 | 207 | 16 | 425 |
| ST. HELENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 640 | 89 | 0 | 551 |
| GOLETA & SANTA YNEZ VALLEY LIBRARIES | 636 | 204 | 3 | 429 |
| ROSEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 630 | 203 | 6 | 421 |
| MADERA COUNTY LIBRARY | 618 | 240 | 22 | 356 |
| BURBANK PUBLIC LIBRARY | 617 | 197 | 58 | 362 |
| CALAVERAS COUNTY LIBRARY | 612 | 137 | 14 | 461 |
| MONTEREY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 607 | 159 | 135 | 313 |
| ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY | 593 | 110 | 78 | 405 |
| ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 588 | 120 | 53 | 415 |
| OXNARD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 586 | 81 | 150 | 355 |
| ALHAMBRA CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY | 577 | 211 | 28 | 338 |
| SAN BRUNO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 567 | 103 | 5 | 459 |
| WATSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 562 | 68 | 66 | 428 |
| SIMI VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 559 | 72 | 63 | 424 |
| ARCADIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 556 | 150 | 124 | 282 |
| DALY CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 549 | 27 | 76 | 446 |
| PLEASANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 541 | 144 | 186 | 211 |
| CERRITOS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 529 | 69 | 16 | 444 |
| PALMDALE CITY LIBRARY | 514 | 114 | 28 | 372 |
| MONROVIA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 512 | 198 | 52 | 262 |
| SAN BERNARDINO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 509 | 95 | 9 | 405 |
| MOORPARK CITY LIBRARY | 508 | 54 | 225 | 229 |
| PASO ROBLES CITY LIBRARY | 506 | 100 | 6 | 400 |
| PLUMAS COUNTY LIBRARY | 502 | 343 | 1 | 158 |
| AZUSA CITY LIBRARY | 485 | 219 | 4 | 262 |
| BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 479 | 43 | 4 | 432 |
| REDONDO BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY | 478 | 133 | 31 | 314 |
| CALABASAS CITY LIBRARY | 472 | 79 | 150 | 243 |
| CROWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 461 | 229 | 27 | 205 |
| BANNING LIBRARY DISTRICT | 455 | 109 | 65 | 281 |
| BEAUMONT LIBRARY DISTRICT | 454 | 83 | 108 | 263 |
| MISSION VIEJO LIBRARY | 452 | 50 | 29 | 373 |
| ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 450 | 106 | 41 | 303 |
| VICTORVILLE CITY LIBRARY | 448 | 83 | 13 | 352 |
| SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 439 | 196 | 10 | 233 |
| BLANCHARD/SANTA PAULA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT | 434 | 110 | 33 | 291 |
| SIERRA MADRE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 433 | 130 | 40 | 263 |
| MURRIETA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 431 | 95 | 41 | 295 |
| LARKSPUR PUBLIC LIBRARY | 426 | 112 | 5 | 309 |
| UPLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | 425 | 138 | 60 | 227 |
| CAMARENA MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 420 | 57 | 15 | 348 |
| YUBA COUNTY LIBRARY | 414 | 18 | 42 | 354 |
| SAUSALITO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 412 | 126 | 11 | 275 |
| SAN ANSELMO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 386 | 105 | 31 | 250 |
| TULARE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 351 | 189 | 25 | 137 |
| PLACENTIA LIBRARY DISTRICT | 344 | 94 | 40 | 210 |
| COVINA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 329 | 115 | 12 | 202 |
| PACIFIC GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 326 | 100 | 0 | 226 |
| HEMET PUBLIC LIBRARY | 307 | 75 | 72 | 160 |
| EL SEGUNDO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 299 | 143 | 10 | 146 |
| COALINGA-HURON LIBRARY DISTRICT | 295 | 44 | 64 | 187 |
| DIXON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT | 289 | 78 | 2 | 209 |
| PALM SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 281 | 106 | 39 | 136 |
| TEHAMA COUNTY LIBRARY | 276 | 100 | 65 | 111 |
| LOOMIS LIBRARY & COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER | 274 | 131 | 29 | 114 |
| DEL NORTE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT | 267 | 12 | 5 | 250 |
| DOWNEY CITY LIBRARY | 260 | 65 | 23 | 172 |
| EL CENTRO PUBLIC LIBRARY | 257 | 48 | 0 | 209 |
| LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY | 251 | 27 | 0 | 224 |
| KINGS COUNTY LIBRARY | 239 | 6 | 7 | 226 |
| INGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY | 224 | 66 | 66 | 92 |
| COLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 218 | 64 | 19 | 135 |
| AMADOR COUNTY LIBRARY | 210 | 38 | 8 | 164 |
| ALPINE COUNTY LIBRARY/ARCHIVES | 198 | 72 | 64 | 62 |
| ORLAND FREE LIBRARY | 188 | 3 | 0 | 185 |
| MARIPOSA COUNTY LIBRARY | 184 | 40 | 42 | 102 |
| LASSEN LIBRARY DISTRICT | 147 | 74 | 6 | 67 |
| WILLOWS PUBLIC LIBRARY | 132 | 2 | 1 | 129 |
| HARRISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY | 120 | 28 | 1 | 91 |
| POMONA PUBLIC LIBRARY | 111 | 3 | 1 | 107 |
| TRINITY COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 110 | 0 | 4 | 106 |
| IRWINDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 90 | 12 | 8 | 70 |
| INYO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY | 88 | 8 | 1 | 79 |
| SAN JUAN BAUTISTA CITY LIBRARY | 86 | 27 | 10 | 49 |
| IMPERIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 82 | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| SIGNAL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY | 65 | 21 | 20 | 24 |
| PALO VERDE VALLEY LIBRARY DISTRICT | 63 | 4 | 0 | 59 |
| BRAWLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 52 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| MODOC COUNTY LIBRARY | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |