Iowa Public Library Use, 1996-2006
A great visual to help answer the question: Who uses libraries anymore?
Iowans love and use their libraries. Since 1996, library visits to Iowa public libraries are up 45 percent, the number of public library cardholders is up 18 percent and the number of materials checked out rose 12 percent.
Click here to see tables that reflect these findings, and don't hesitate to print and use them when talking about Iowans and their community libraries.