by Amy Geisinger | Sep 6, 2023 | State Aid, Surveys
Several data elements that gather statistics on library collections within the national Public Libraries Survey (PLS) may be deleted by The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Although these statistics may no longer be required for the national PLS, it...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2019 | Children's Services, Data, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
In 2016, one-hundred and thirteen million people attended 5.2 million programs! Read the Public Libraries Survey report, released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and discover data on public libraries’ resources, staffing, services and more. ...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 15, 2016 | Data, Resources of Interest
Access the 2014 Public Libraries Survey (PLS) released by IMLS! Find your library and explore state profiles! Accompanying FY 2014 data are new online visualizations and tools to make the data easier to explore and use. Since 1988, the annual Public Libraries...