Montana Libraries Fast Facts
From July 2005 - June 2006, state spending on public libraries in Montana equaled 50 cents per Montanan.
Montanans used their public libraries a total of 3,688,880 times from July 2005 - June 2006.
There are a total of 751 of all types of libraries in Montana (public, school, academic, and special). Of them, 80 are public libraries (with 29 branches).
A total of 5,472,958 items were checked out from Montana's public libraries from July 2005 - June 2006.
43.78% of Montanans are registered public library users.
The top five Montana towns with the highest percentage of registered borrowers from July 2005 – June 2006 were:
Madison Valley Public Library, Ennis
Sheridan Public Library, Sheridan
Twin Bridges Public Library, Twin Bridges
Petroleum County School-Community Library, Winnett
Dorothy Asbjornson Community Library, Winifred