National Library Week 2022: A Compilation of Facts and Statistics From the U.S. Census About Libraries and Librarians

From the U.S. Census:

From the American Library Association:

“The theme for National Library Week 2022, ‘Connect with Your Library,’ promotes the idea that libraries are places to get connected to technology by using broadband, computers, and other resources. Libraries also offer opportunities to connect with media, programs, ideas, and classes—in addition to books. Most importantly libraries also connect communities to each other. Overall, the theme is an explicit call to action—an invitation for communities to join, visit, or advocate for their local libraries.”

From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 3226—National Library Week, March 15, 1958:

“Let National Library Week be a time for the appraisal of community needs for library services and of the means for meeting them, for encouraging the development of a better-read, better-informed citizenry, and for rededication to that fine public service that has always been characteristic of the libraries of America.”

Key Stats

Source: 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates.

TableID B24121, Detailed Occupation by Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2019 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, see Librarians, Library technicians, and Other education instruction and library workers

TableID B24124, Detailed Occupation For The Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years And Over, see Librarians, Library technicians, and Other education instruction and library workers

Note: The table image above is cropped at the bottom. Click on the image for the full table with more than 550 occupations.

More Stats

Source: Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP) 2017 – 2020.

Table GS00EP01, State Government Employment and Payroll Data: US and States: 2017 – 2020, see four rows for Libraries

Source: Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances 2019.

Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and by State: 2019, see Line 76, Libraries.

US Summary & Alabama-Mississippi [<1.0 MB]

Source: 2017 Economic Census.

From the Newsroom

Stats for Stories (SFS):Sunshine Week & Freedom of Information Day: March 13-19 & 16, 2022

World Book and Copyright Day: April 23, 2021

Outside Links

• American Library Association, National Library WeekAmerican Library Association, LibGuides, Number of Libraries in the United States
• American Library Association, Libraries and the 2020 Census [<1.0 MB]
• Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Outlook Handbook — Librarians and Library Media Specialists
• Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey
• Library of Congress
• National Archives
• USA.gov, Libraries and Archives

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