The Public Library Trends Analysis report summarizes 5 years of public library data collected through the Public Libraries Survey, for fiscal years 1992-1996. The survey is conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) through the Federal-State Cooperative System for Public Library Data. NCES Publication Number: 2001324

This report provides summary data about public libraries in the fifty states and the District of Columbia (and the outlying area of the Northern Marianas), for state fiscal year 1997, with highlights and numerous tables. Data are included on service measures such as circulation, library visits, reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, children's program attendance and circulation of children's materials, and on staff, income, and more. NCES Publication Number: 2000316

This report provides summary data about public libraries in the fifty states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1996, with highlights and numerous tables. Data are included on service measures such as circulation, library visits, reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, children's program attendance and circulation of children's materials. NCES Publication Number: 1999306

The report categorized almost 9,000 public libraries into peer groups based on size of population of the legal service area and total operating expenditures. Then, comparisons of service performance were made, based on 5 input variables and 7 output variables. The input variables included public library service hours per year, total librarians, total ALA-MLS librarians, total number ofsubscriptions, and total number of books and serials. NCES Publication Number: 98310

The tables in this E.D. TAB summarizes information about public libraries in the fifty states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1995. They include information about service measures such as reference transactions, public service hours, inter library loans, circulation, library visits, children's program attendance and circulation of children's materials. NCES Publication Number: 98301

The tables in this E.D. TABS summarize information about public libraries in the fifty states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1994. They include information about service measures such as reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, circulation, library visits, children's program attendance, and circulation of children's materials. NCES Publication Number: 97418

This report presents the findings for all households, and separately for households with and without children under age 18, on the use of library services. While information collected from public libraries includes a few of the services they provide and their service areas, little national level information is available on the use of public libraries by members of the community. NCES Publication Number: 97446

An E.D.TAB for data collected through the Federal/State Cooperative System for Public Library Data (FSCS). Data are aggregated at the State and national levels. NCES Publication Number 95129

This report will present current information about the services and resources that are available to children and young adults at public libraries. It will also include information on the usage by patrons, barriers to increased usage, and library-schools-community organizations interactions. NCES Publication Number: 95357

This will be an E.D. TAB for data collected through the Federal/State Cooperative System for Public Library Data (FSCS). Data will be aggregated at the State and national levels. NCES Publication Number: 94030