Montana Libraries Fast Facts

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From July 2006 - June 2007, state spending on public libraries in Montana equaled 45 cents per Montanan.
 
Montanans used their public libraries a total of 3,934,580 times from July 2006 - June 2007.
 
There are a total of 755 of all types of libraries in Montana (public, school, academic, and special). Of them, 80 are public libraries (with 29 branches).
 
A total of 5,606,250 items were checked out from Montana's public libraries from July 2006 - June 2007.
 
47.12% 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
  • Twin Bridges Public Library, Twin Bridges
  • Dorothy Asbjornson Community Library, Winifred
  • Petroleum County School-Community Library, Winnett
  • North Valley Public Library, Stevensville
 
 

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