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U.S. public libraries: print vs electronic materials spending, fiscal 2006–2024

Electronic materials went from 12% of U.S. public libraries' print and electronic materials spending in fiscal 2006 to 49% in 2024: $721 million against $737 million for print.

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U.S. public libraries: print vs electronic materials spending, fiscal 2006–2024: 19 points, a line chart.
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The data: 19 points
YearMaterials spending ($ millions), ElectronicMaterials spending ($ millions), Print
2006124899
2007143933
2008155952
2009157887
2010156844
2011175803
2012204769
2013239750
2014273750
2015301754
2016341755
2017374752
2018413744
2019444748
2020539652
2021593661
2022617713
2023670746
2024721737
Source
Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey; print and electronic materials spending of the public libraries of the 50 states and DC, summed year by year
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Public-use data files, available without restriction and requiring no license (IMLS); print and electronic materials expenditures summed over each year's library-system table
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2026-11-04
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