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Top 100 Libraries in U.S. by Volumes Held, 2003
Source: American Library Association. ALA Library Fact Sheet 22, August 2005
 Institution
Volumes Held* Institution Volumes Held*
1. Library of Congress   
2. Harvard University   
3. Boston Public Library 
4. Yale University
5. Chicago Public Library  
6. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
7. Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County
8. Queens Borough Public Library    
9. University of California, Berkeley 
10. County of Los Angeles Public Library   
11. University of Texas, Austin   
12. Stanford University 
13. University of Michigan  
14. Columbia University
15. University of California, Los Angeles   
16. Detroit Public Library   
17. University of Wisconsin, Madison   
18. Cornell University  
19. University of Chicago  
20. New York Public Library 
21. Indiana University     
22. University of Washington  
23. Free Library of Philadelphia  
24. Princeton University  
25. University of Minnesota   
26. Dallas Public Library  
27. Brooklyn Public Library  
28. Ohio State University c   
29. Los Angeles Public Library            
30. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill   
31. Duke University  
32. University of Pennsylvania   
33. University of Arizona   
34. University of Virginia          
35. Pennsylvania State University Libraries   
36. Michigan Slate University      
37. University of Oklahoma  
38. University of Pittsburgh  
39. University of Iowa,          
40. Houston Public Library   
41. Northwestern University Library  
42. King County Library System   
43. New York University   
44. Rutgers University     
45. University of Florida           
46. Cleveland Public Library  
47. Miami Dade Public Library System 
48. University    of Kansas  
49. University of Georgia
50. Arizona State University Libraries  
29,550,914
15,181,349
  14,933,349
   11,114,308
10,745,608
10,015,321
9,885,359
9,691,126
   9,572,462
9,185,321
8,322,944
  8,000,000
7,800,389
7,697,488
7,576,790
7,265,306
7,232,850
7,120,301
6,977,186
  6,777,587
6,647,355
6,436,960
6,388,077
6,224,270
6,200,669
5,916,549
 5,845,212
5,674,784
5,554,904
5,492,451
5,360,303
5,273,887
5,040,584
  4,921,442
4,779,165
4,582,004
 4,427,670
 4,420,970
4,380,734
4,339,128
4,315,314
4,213,810
4,176,065
4,050,009
4,021,629
3,999,771
 3,998,192
 3,980,589
3,955,004
3,856,561
51. University of Southern California
52. Washington University, St. Louis
53. Johns Hopkins University
54. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
55. Cuyahoga County Public Library
56. University of South Carolina
57. Brigham Young University
56. University of California, Davis
59. St. Louis Public Library
60. State University of New York, Buffalo
61. Wayne State University
62. University of Colorado
63. University of Hawaii
64. Hawaii State Public Library System
65. Brown University    
66. North Carolina State University
67. Louisiana State University
68. University of Rochester
69. San Diego Public Library
70. University of Connecticut ­
71. University of Missouri, Columbia
72. University of Massachusetts
73. University of Utah   
74. MidContinent Public Library.
75 University of Notre Dame
76. University of Kentucky
77. University of Maryland
78. Texas A&M University Libraries
79. Milwaukee Public Library
80 University of Cincinnati Libraries
81. Montgomery County Dept. of Public Libraries
82. Columbus Metropolitan Library
83. University of California  San Diego
84. Enoch Pratt Free Library    ­
85. Temple University        ­
86. Syracuse University
87. Vanderbilt University
88. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
89. Broward County Libraries Division
90. Orange County Public Library    ­
91. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
92. St. Louis County Library District
93. University of Nebraska, Lincoln
94. University of California, Santa Barbara
95. Emory University­
96. Auburn University
97. Fairfax County Public Library
98. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
99. Toledo Lucas County Public Library
100. Kent State University Libraries
3,800,702
3,608,538
3,572,375
3,539,038
 3,465,469
3,374,496
3,373,793
3,365,669
3,360,942
3,330,476
3,323,580
3,314,432
3,294,164
3,281,117
3,257,242
3,236,096
3,213,314
3,165,231
3,169,565
 3,168,617
3,149,211
3,132,418
3,128,547
3,120,544
3,054,075
3,053,726
3,016,940
3,016,358
2,989,081
2,977,475
2,959,184
2,955,569
2,953,024
2,906,821
2,900,832
2,900,448
2,882,057
2,880,949
2,825,077
2,794,942
2,791,775
2,781,301
2,767,320
2,765,756
2,755,929
2,724,011
2,712,212
2,707,649
2,689,922
2,634,374
*Figures for public libraries include holdings by branches and include circulating books only.
Number of Public Libraries and Operating Income, by State, Fiscal Year 2004
Source:  Public Libraries Survey, National Center for Education Statistics,  U.S. Dept. of Education
State Number1 Income2 (thous.) State
Number1 Income2 (thous.) State Number1 Income2 (thous.) State Number1 Income2 (thous.)
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
HI
ID
284
105
187
211
1,087
241
244
33
27
498
369
51
143
77,114
25,198
134,368
46,967
1,016,281
193,005
157,124
20,752
28,952
474,698
165,056
28,430
31,407
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
789
438
564
374
190
335
276
179
485
658
355
241
360
603,712
257,252
81,006
91,025
102,947
125,506
31,711
204,474
213,265
362,853
162,585
39,956
175,444
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
108
292
84
238
454
120
1,081
381
91
717
206
210
632
17,985
41,146
72,015
42,585
378,385
36,724
970,962
183,353
9,937
650,503
70,931
133,658
290,127
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
US Total
72
183
144
286
547
113
191
341
330
174
456
74
16,549
542,878
88,942
17,170
93,020
356,157
68,536
15,083
216,024
271,414
28,008
185,208
19,633
9,129,588
(1) Includes central libraries and branches. (2) Some totals may be under estimated because of nonresponse