Materials Expenditure for Public Libraries Serving Populations Above 1,000,000 (2006, before the proposed 33% book budget cut)
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Library Name (State) |
Materials Expenditure per capita($) |
| 1 |
King County Library System (WA) |
8.84 |
| 2 |
Montreal, Bibliotheque de (PQ) |
8.22 |
| 3 |
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (NV) |
6.73 |
| 4 |
Toronto Public Library (ON) |
5.63 |
| 5 |
Free Library of Philadelphia (PA) |
5.13 |
| 6 |
Hawaii State Public Library System (HI) |
4.92 |
| 7 |
Queens Borough Public Library (NY) |
4.84 |
| 8 |
Fairfax County Public Library (VA) |
4.73 |
| 9 |
Chicago Public Library (IL) |
4.32 |
| 10 |
Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library (FL) |
4.29 |
| 11 |
Broward County Libraries Division |
4.14 |
| 12 |
San Diego County Library (CA) |
3.92 |
| 13 |
New York Public Library, The Branch Librs. (NY) |
3.90 |
| 14 |
Phoenix Public Library (AZ) |
3.78 |
| 15 |
Miami-Dade Public Library System (FL) |
3.65 |
| 16 |
Dallas Public Library (TX) |
3.56 |
| 17 |
San Diego Public Library (CA) |
2.95 |
| 18 |
Harris County Public Library (TX) |
2.88 |
| 19 |
Los Angeles Public Library (CA) |
2.56 |
| 20 |
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (PA) |
2.41 |
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