August 2024
The 2023 Quotable Facts details quick (and impressive) facts about Colorado’s public libraries.
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October 2023
The 2022 Quotable Facts details quick facts about Colorado’s public libraries.
March 2023
The 2021 Quotable Facts details quick facts about Colorado’s public libraries.
March 2019
The 2018 Quotable Facts About Colorado Libraries details quick facts about Colorado’s public, school, and academic libraries. Look below to see how we calculated the numbers used in this report. Here’s how we came up with our numbers for our popular Quotable Facts About Colorado Libraries. Circulation Public: Total Circulation, Colorado Totals, Colorado’s Public Library […]
July 2014
The 2014 Quotable Facts About Colorado Libraries details quick facts about Colorado’s public, school, and academic libraries. Here’s how we came up with our numbers. Circulation Public: Total Circulation, Colorado Totals, Colorado’s Public Library Annual Report (2013 preliminary). http://www.lrs.org/public/data/totals-averages-and-ratios/?survey_year=2013 School: Circulation per Week, Statewide Estimates, Annual Colorado School Library Survey (2012-13). 36 weeks per school […]
July 2006
Did you know that in 2004, Coloradans borrowed more items from libraries (96.5 million) than purchased Powerball tickets (80.4 million)? Review interesting facts and comparisons about Colorado library usage in this Quotable Facts repot.
February 2005
In Fall 2003, 1,241 staff from all types of Colorado libraries as well as library and information science students responded to a massive statewide appeal to participate in a voluntary survey. The following statements are based on the responses of this self-selected, anonymous group. Due to sampling constraints and variations in response rates for sub-groups, […]