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FY 2015 Public Libraries Survey Data Released
Explore the newly-released data for the FY 2015 Public Libraries Survey, which includes online visualizations and tools to make the data easier to explore and use.
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Public Libraries Survey 2016: Library Systems (Administrative Entities)
Find key information on library systems around the United States. These data include imputed values for libraries that did not submit information in the FY 2016 data collection. Imputation is a procedure for estimating a value for a specific data item where the response is missing. Download PLS data files to see imputation flag variables or learn more on the imputation methods used in FY 2016 at https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey/explore-pls-data/pls-data
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Public Libraries Survey 2016: Main Libraries, Branches, and Bookmobiles (Outlets)
Find key information on main libraries, branches, and bookmobiles, including FSCS IDs, square footage, locale code, and location. These data include imputed values for libraries that did not submit information in the FY 2016 data collection. Imputation is a procedure for estimating a value for a specific data item where the response is missing. Download PLS data files to see imputation flag variables or learn more on the imputation methods used in FY 2016 at https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey/explore-pls-data/pls-data
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Public Libraries Survey 2016: State Profiles
Pull up a state's profile to find state-level totals on key data such as numbers of libraries and librarians, revenue and expenditures, and collection sizes. These data include imputed values for libraries that did not submit information in the FY 2016 data collection. Imputation is a procedure for estimating a value for a specific data item where the response is missing. Download PLS data files to see imputation flag variables or learn more on the imputation methods used in FY 2016 at https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey/explore-pls-data/pls-data
