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Volumes And Pamphlets Added And Books Issued.
Periodicals. | Volumes Added During the Year. | Pamphlets Added During the Year. | Books Issued for Home Use. | Books Issued for Use in Library. | ||||||
Division. | Libraries Reporting. | Libraries Reporting. | Number. | Libraries Reporting. | Number. | Libraries Reporting. | Number. | Libraries Reporting. | Number. | |
3,036 | 209,412 | 3,684 | 2,156,992 | 1,455 | 549,326 | 2,405 | 48,410,128 | 783 | 9,609,632 | |
N. Atlantic Div. | 1,352 | 118,731 | 1,787 | 1,128,085 | 580 | 269,322 | 1,347 | 27,105,291 | 3S6 | 3,979,467 |
S.Atlantic Div.. | 245 | 19,639 | 265 | 175,323 | 122 | 67,117 | 117 | 1,726,203 | 48 | 802,769 |
S. Central Div.. | 191 | 6,034 | 202 | 73,320 | 118 | 29,914 | 75 | 420.470 | 44 | 165,555 |
N. Central Div.. | 1,010 | 51,258 | 1,161 | 630,959 | 508 | 139,820 | 711 | 15,358,076 | 243 | 3,754,728 |
Western Div.. . | 238 | 13,750 | 269 | 194,305 | 127 | 43,153 | 155 | 3,800,088 | 62 | 907,113 |
Classification.
Division. | Own or Rent Buildings. | Supported by Taxation or by Corporation. | Free or Subscription. | Circulating or Reference. | ||||||||
Own. | Rent. | Not Reporting. | By Taxation. | By Corporation. | By Both. | Free. | Free for Reference. | Subscription. | Circulating. | Reference. | Both. | |
United States | 1,040 | 592 | 3,751 | 2,375 | 2,870 | 138 | 2,734 | 1,735 | 914 | 447 | 1,148 | 3,788 |
N. Atlan. Div. | 612 | 286 | 1,575 | 1,029 | 1,329 | 115 | 1,417 | 701 | 355 | 251 | 459 | 1,763 |
S. Atlan. Div. | 54 | 23 | 344 | 113 | 302 | 6 | 88 | 233 | 100 | 21 | 128 | 272 |
S. Cent. Div. . | 44 | 19 | 311 | 94 | 269 | 11 | 85 | 191 | 98 | 14 | 124 | 236 |
N. Cent. Div. | 293 | 203 | 1,232 | 931 | 793 | 4 | 946 | 486 | 296 | 141 | 341 | 1,246 |
Western Div. | 37 | 61 | 289 | 208 | 177 | 2 | 198 | 124 | 65 | 20 | 96 | 271 |
Division. | General. | School. | College Society. | Law. | Theological. | Medical. | Government. | Asylum, etc. | Young Men's Christian Association. | Masonic. | Independent Order of Odd Fellows. | Other Society. | Scientific. | Historical. | Garrison. | Mercantile. | ||
United States | 1,979 | 1,725 | 689 | 53 | 162 | 120 | 63 | 35 | 43 | 65 | 82 | 19 | 15 | 160 | 83 | 63 | 11 | 16 |
N. Atlan. Div. | 1,172 | 696 | 117 | 23 | 74 | 57 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 107 | 41 | 39 | 5 | 11 |
S. Atlan. Div. | 67 | 120 | 112 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |
S. Cent. Div.. | 50 | 137 | 133 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
N. Cent. Div.. | 576 | 634 | 276 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
West. Div..... | 114 | 138 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Division. | Number of Volumes to a Library. | |||||||
500,000 and over. | 300,000 to 499,999. | 100,000 to 299,999. | 50,000 to 99,999. | 25,000 to 49,999. | 10,000 to 24,999. | 5,000 to 9,999. | 1,000 to 4,999. | |
United States. . | 4 | 3 | 47 | 90 | 193 | 526 | 866 | 3,654 |
N. Atlantic Div. | 3 | 2 | 24 | 53 | 100 | 242 | 429 | 1,620 |
S. Atlantic Div. | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 60 | 73 | 248 | |
S. Central Div. . | 1 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 287 | ||
N. Central Div.. | 1 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 162 | 262 | 1,226 | |
Western Div........... | 4 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 56 | 273 |
Chart Showing Relative Number Of Volumes To Each 100 Population In 1900.
Division. | Libraries. | Volumes. | Population, Census of 1900. | Number of People per Library. | Books per 100 of Population. |
United States....................... | 5,383 | 44,591,851 | 75,997,687 | 14,118 | 59 |
North Atlantic Div.. . . | 2,473 | 23,410,577 | 21,045,748 | 8,510 | 111 |
South Atlantic Div. .. . | 421 | 5,303,237 | 10,445,486 | 24,811 | 51 |
South Central Div............. | 374 | 1,886,731 | 14,079,861 | 37,647 | 13 |
North Central Div. . . . | 1,728 | 11,211,710 | 26,335,243 | 15,240 | 43 |
Western Division............ | 387 | 2,779,596 | 4,091,349 | 10,572 | 68 |
- From Reports of the Bureau of Education.
The Relation Of Libraries To Population.
in 5,383 libraries there were in 1900, 44,591,851 volumes.
 
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