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Oklahoma Public Libraries
By the Numbers
22 million
Books and other materials checked out annually from Oklahoma
public libraries, almost 6 items for every Oklahoman. More than 7
million of these items are checked out for use by children. The state’s
public libraries house more than 8 million books, CDs and DVDs.
17 million
Visits to Oklahoma’s public libraries in a year. That’s 5.5 visits for
every man, woman and child officially served by a library, and 4.6
visits for every person in the state.
4.1 million
Reference questions handled by Oklahoma public libraries in a
year—more than 79,000 questions a week.
3.9 million
Public Internet sessions conducted annually at public libraries, from
Guyman to Broken Bow, Miami to Altus. Oklahoma’s public libraries
have almost 2,800 public access computers and WiFi to serve their
communities.
1.9 million
Oklahomans who have a public library card.
953,597
Annual attendance at programs offered by the state’s public libraries.
1,893
People employed by Oklahoma public libraries making the amazing
numbers above happen.
January 2013 • Source: FY2011 Annual Report of Oklahoma Public Libraries
Object Description
| Okla State Agency |
Libraries, Oklahoma Department of |
| Okla Agency Code |
'430' |
| Title | Oklahoma public libraries : by the numbers. |
| Authors | Oklahoma. Department of Libraries. |
| Publisher | Oklahoma Department of Libraries |
| Publication Date | 2013-01 |
| Publication type |
Fact Sheet Report to Governor or Legislature |
| Subject | Public libraries--Oklahoma--Statistics. |
| Purpose | bookmark master; 22 million Books and other materials checked out annually from Oklahoma's public libraries, almost 6 items for every Oklahoman. |
| OkDocs Class# | L1400.1 P976n 2013 |
| Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
| ODL electronic copy | Received from agency via e-mail |
| Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
| Language | English |
| Date created | 2013-02-26 |
| Date modified | 2013-02-27 |
Description
| Title | by-the-numbers bookmark 1 |
| Full text | Oklahoma Public Libraries By the Numbers 22 million Books and other materials checked out annually from Oklahoma public libraries, almost 6 items for every Oklahoman. More than 7 million of these items are checked out for use by children. The state’s public libraries house more than 8 million books, CDs and DVDs. 17 million Visits to Oklahoma’s public libraries in a year. That’s 5.5 visits for every man, woman and child officially served by a library, and 4.6 visits for every person in the state. 4.1 million Reference questions handled by Oklahoma public libraries in a year—more than 79,000 questions a week. 3.9 million Public Internet sessions conducted annually at public libraries, from Guyman to Broken Bow, Miami to Altus. Oklahoma’s public libraries have almost 2,800 public access computers and WiFi to serve their communities. 1.9 million Oklahomans who have a public library card. 953,597 Annual attendance at programs offered by the state’s public libraries. 1,893 People employed by Oklahoma public libraries making the amazing numbers above happen. January 2013 • Source: FY2011 Annual Report of Oklahoma Public Libraries |
| Date created | 2013-02-26 |
| Date modified | 2013-02-26 |