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 Library Statistics from the Connecticut State Library

The State Library collects, organizes, and publishes a wide variety of statistical information about the state's libraries. 

Latest Statistics News from BlogJunction Connecticut:

Published annually:

Connecticut Public Library Annual Report and Application for State Grant that public libraries submit each year to the State Library provides the data for this Profile.

Additional Statistical Profile resources & publications:

• Connecticut Libraries, the Facts is a one page fact sheet about public libraries in Connecticut.
• Connecticut Public Library National Rankings
  
• Connecticut Public Library Statistical Trends, 1998 - 2008
• Connecticut Public Library Statistics, By County, 1996 - 2008
• Connecticut Public Library Statistical Profile 2008 - By Population Group

The State Library also publishes Connecticut Interlibrary Loan Activity, an annual tabulation of borrowing and lending among public, academic and special libraries.  Beginning with the FY 2008 report, the reports are available in electronic form only.  Previous years reports are in print, with only a summary provided here.

CT ILL Monthly Online Report Form  Libraries should use this form to submit their monthly (or year-end) ILL statistics to the State Library.  

Additional Resources and Publications

• New Survey: Library Use Up, Library Budgets Down - August 2009
  
• Connecticut Public Library National Rankings
• Compare Libraries - a great national resource from IMLS
• Riding the Wave: Impending Sea Change in Library Employment
• National Center for Education Statistics(Academic and School Libraries)
• Connecticut's AENGLC (wealth) rank
• Online Directory of U.S. Public Library Statistics
• Research and Statistics from WebJunction Central
   

Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: 860-757-6573 Fax: 860-757-6503
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
State Library Data Coordinator: Tom Newman
tnewman@cslib.org