2015-11-02





LJ Index of Public Library Service 2015

The Star Libraries

All the Stars, State by State

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Every Star Library Ever Named

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States with Most, Fewest Stars

The 2015 Star Libraries are found in 41 states scattered across the country geographically. The top five states, ranked by their numbers of Star Libraries, are New York (39), Ohio (28), Illinois (19), Massachusetts (15), and Kansas (12). The top ten states are rounded out by a three-way tie for places six to eight shared by California, Iowa, and Texas (each with 11), Nebraska (9), and Maine (8). Like these top ten states, the remaining 30 Star Library states are spread across the nation and in every major geographical region.

There are no 2015 Star winners in the District of Columbia or ten states: Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

These states have no Star Libraries for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the number of libraries scored on the LJ Index is at an all-time high, while the number of Star Libraries is relatively constant. So, the competition for Star Library status is tougher than ever. Beyond that factor, there are others: the level at which public library service is organized (DC and Hawaii, for instance, each has a single system, while county and/or regional systems prevail in Georgia, South Carolina, and Wyoming), the relatively lower tax base of most libraries in some states (Mississippi and Oklahoma), and the relatively lower levels of adult educational attainment and therefore literacy in some states. In several of the Star-less states, particularly the Southern ones, more than one of these considerations likely apply.

Please see “Find Your Library” to see how a library not starred did in the ratings or to discover why it was not included.

Star libraries are listed alphabetically below by state abbreviation, then ranked by stars and score.  Please note that expenditure category peer comparisons are the critical ones; for the Star Libraries by expenditure category please go to The Star Libraries page.

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All Star Libraries 2015, State by State

Expenditure Range

Stars

Library

City

State

Circ (per Capita)

Visits (per Capita)

Program Attendence (per Capita)

Public Internet Computer Use (per Capita)

$100K-$199.9K

****

Craig Public Library

Craig

AK

26.9

17.4

3.1

3.5

$200K-$399.9K

*****

Delta Community Library

Delta Junction

AK

40.7

41.1

3.9

15.3

$400K-$999.9K

*****

Haines Borough Public Library

Haines

AK

40.8

32.7

3.3

8.3

$50K-$99.9K

*****

Sand Point Community/School Library

Sand Point

AK

20.3

21.1

3.1

10.5

$10K-$49.9K

***

Tri-Valley Community Library

Healy

AK

15.6

7.4

1.7

0.8

$400K-$999.9K

*****

Unalaska Public Library

Unalaska

AK

56.5

29.3

1.4

13.7

$10M-$29.9M

***

Birmingham Public Library

Birmingham

AL

5.2

10.4

0.4

2.8

$100K-$199.9K

*****

Flomaton Public Library

Flomaton

AL

88.2

26.2

0.7

16.0

$400K-$999.9K

****

Foley Public Library

Foley

AL

49.7

34.6

1.2

2.4

$1M-$4.9M

****

Homewood Public Library

Homewood

AL

20.5

17.9

0.7

10.4

$50K-$99.9K

****

Killen Public Library

Killen

AL

19.8

22.6

0.6

4.9

$100K-$199.9K

****

Rogersville Public Library

Rogersville

AL

36.1

19.9

2.1

5.4

$10K-$49.9K

***

Vincent - Lallouise F. Mcgraw Library

Vincent

AL

24.0

3.0

0.4

2.3

$50K-$99.9K

****

Fredonia Public Library

Fredonia

AZ

5.9

11.8

2.8

8.5

$200K-$399.9K

*****

Page Public Library

Page

AZ

35.5

21.4

1.6

19.2

$1M-$4.9M

***

Sedona Public Library

Sedona

AZ

26.3

20.3

1.5

4.8

$50K-$99.9K

****

Tonto Basin Public Library

Tonto Basin

AZ

23.7

17.2

1.1

4.4

$200K-$399.9K

****

Alpine County Library/Archives

Markleeville

CA

25.6

28.9

2.0

11.0

$1M-$4.9M

***

City Of Commerce Public Library

Commerce

CA

17.4

24.7

2.2

4.5

$1M-$4.9M

***

Harrison Memorial Library

Carmel

CA

41.5

25.0

1.0

3.9

$5M-$9.9M

***

Newport Beach Public Library

Newport Beach

CA

18.3

12.4

0.6

1.4

$5M-$9.9M

***

Palo Alto City Library

Palo Alto

CA

22.8

12.5

0.6

1.1

$5M-$9.9M

*****

Redwood City Public Library

Redwood City

CA

20.6

13.7

2.6

11.6

$30M+

****

San Francisco Public Library

San Francisco

CA

13.5

9.0

0.5

1.9

$10M-$29.9M

****

San Mateo County Library

San Mateo

CA

13.0

8.7

0.8

1.8

$30M+

****

Santa Clara County Library

Los Gatos

CA

23.2

7.8

0.4

1.5

$10M-$29.9M

*****

Santa Monica Public Library

Santa Monica

CA

19.3

15.1

0.7

3.0

$1M-$4.9M

****

St. Helena Public Library

St. Helena

CA

52.8

23.6

2.0

3.6

$10M-$29.9M

***

Arapahoe Library District

Englewood

CO

17.4

8.3

0.5

1.3

$30M+

***

Denver Public Library

Denver

CO

15.5

6.9

0.6

1.5

$10M-$29.9M

***

Douglas County Libraries

Castle Rock

CO

25.3

6.5

0.8

0.5

$50K-$99.9K

****

Holyoke/Heginbotham Library

Holyoke

CO

26.8

8.0

1.7

5.7

$100K-$199.9K

*****

La Veta Regional Library District

La Veta

CO

31.2

40.3

2.2

7.2

$50K-$99.9K

***

Limon Memorial Library

Limon

CO

22.8

19.8

0.2

5.5

$1M-$4.9M

*****

San Miguel Library District # 1 (Telluride)

Telluride

CO

42.0

43.6

8.3

8.7

$100K-$199.9K

***

Cornwall Library Association

Cornwall

CT

15.7

11.7

1.3

7.9

$1M-$4.9M

*****

Darien Library

Darien

CT

33.8

19.5

2.1

7.9

$100K-$199.9K

***

David M. Hunt Library

Falls Village

CT

12.9

16.1

3.2

2.4

$5M-$9.9M

*****

Greenwich Library

Greenwich

CT

22.5

11.6

0.8

7.5

$5M-$9.9M

*****

Westport Public Library

Westport

CT

29.9

16.4

2.2

1.8

$200K-$399.9K

***

Lake Park Public Library

Lake Park

FL

3.2

33.3

1.1

7.6

$50K-$99.9K

****

Bancroft Public Library

Bancroft

IA

16.3

23.9

1.3

4.3

$10K-$49.9K

*****

Boyden Public Library

Boyden

IA

19.1

13.6

1.0

2.8

$50K-$99.9K

***

Churdan Public Library

Churdan

IA

20.4

5.5

3.2

2.3

$10K-$49.9K

***

De Soto Public Library

De Soto

IA

14.0

7.2

1.7

2.2

$10K-$49.9K

***

Elgin Public Library

Elgin

IA

14.5

5.6

2.3

1.6

$50K-$99.9K

****

Hubbard Public Library

Hubbard

IA

14.8

14.4

2.6

4.8

$200K-$399.9K

****

James Kennedy Public Library

Dyersville

IA

35.2

18.6

3.0

1.0

$50K-$99.9K

***

Readlyn Community Library

Readlyn

IA

12.0

21.7

1.4

2.9

$400K-$999.9K

***

Sioux Center Public Library

Sioux Center

IA

24.3

56.2

0.7

2.3

$10K-$49.9K

***

Stuart Public Library

Stuart

IA

9.2

12.7

0.7

3.1

$10K-$49.9K

****

Swea City Public Library

Swea City

IA

10.8

12.7

0.5

6.3

$400K-$999.9K

****

Garden City Public

Garden City

ID

17.4

15.4

3.1

10.6

$5M-$9.9M

***

Algonquin Area Public Library District

Algonquin

IL

26.8

9.8

0.4

1.7

$10M-$29.9M

*****

Arlington Heights Memorial Library

Arlington Heights

IL

35.5

12.9

0.9

1.6

$5M-$9.9M

****

Champaign Public Library

Champaign

IL

27.6

13.0

0.5

1.8

$5M-$9.9M

***

Cook Memorial Public Library District

Libertyville

IL

28.4

10.4

0.6

1.2

$200K-$399.9K

***

Cordova District Library

Cordova

IL

27.4

16.8

2.9

2.2

$5M-$9.9M

*****

Ela Area Public Library District

Lake Zurich

IL

29.6

11.7

0.9

5.2

$1M-$4.9M

***

Elk Grove Village Public Library

Elk Grove Village

IL

38.4

19.5

1.0

4.3

$5M-$9.9M

****

Elmhurst Public Library

Elmhurst

IL

31.8

12.8

0.7

3.4

$5M-$9.9M

***

Fountaindale Public Library District

Bolingbrook

IL

15.4

7.8

1.1

1.6

$5M-$9.9M

***

Glenview Public Library

Glenview

IL

20.5

10.0

0.7

1.5

$400K-$999.9K

****

Hodgkins Public Library District

Hodgkins

IL

33.9

22.4

1.5

8.5

$1M-$4.9M

****

Lake Forest Library

Lake Forest

IL

23.6

25.8

0.7

10.2

$5M-$9.9M

***

Mount Prospect Public Library

Mount Prospect

IL

20.3

9.8

0.4

2.7

$10M-$29.9M

*****

Naperville Public Library

Naperville

IL

28.0

11.6

0.6

2.4

$5M-$9.9M

***

Niles Public Library District

Niles

IL

19.5

7.4

1.1

2.2

$5M-$9.9M

****

Northbrook Public Library

Northbrook

IL

25.4

14.1

1.4

1.6

$5M-$9.9M

****

Oak Park Public Library

Oak Park

IL

28.5

14.8

0.8

3.7

$10M-$29.9M

*****

Schaumburg Township District Library

Schaumburg

IL

19.6

12.2

0.9

1.1

$10M-$29.9M

*****

Skokie Public Library

Skokie

IL

32.7

14.7

0.9

1.6

$10M-$29.9M

****

Allen County Public Library

Fort Wayne

IN

30.2

7.4

0.5

1.4

$200K-$399.9K

***

Brook-Iroquois-Washington Township Public Library

Brook

IN

34.2

13.9

1.4

4.6

$5M-$9.9M

****

Carmel Clay Public Library

Carmel

IN

24.3

7.0

0.9

3.2

$10M-$29.9M

****

Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library

Evansville

IN

15.3

10.3

0.4

2.3

$30M+

***

Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library

Indianapolis

IN

18.2

4.9

0.4

1.3

$100K-$199.9K

***

Walton & Tipton Township Public Library

Walton

IN

18.5

14.3

2.1

5.0

$200K-$399.9K

****

Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library

Williamsport

IN

11.5

19.0

1.3

16.0

$10K-$49.9K

****

Chetopa City Library

Chetopa

KS

11.7

7.7

0.2

5.8

$10K-$49.9K

***

Ellinwood School Community Library

Ellinwood

KS

10.5

10.2

1.3

1.5

$50K-$99.9K

***

Erie City Public Library

Erie

KS

7.5

10.8

1.1

11.1

$200K-$399.9K

***

Hiawatha/Morrill Public Library

Hiawatha

KS

19.4

15.5

2.5

5.6

$10K-$49.9K

*****

Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library

St. John

KS

19.4

20.3

9.3

1.3

$10K-$49.9K

****

Inman Public Library

Inman

KS

23.9

7.4

0.5

2.3

$100K-$199.9K

***

Kinsley

Kinsley

KS

12.5

14.4

3.2

2.5

$200K-$399.9K

****

Library District #2 , Linn County

Lacygne

KS

19.2

19.8

1.8

9.6

$50K-$99.9K

****

Marion City Library

Marion

KS

18.4

22.0

2.2

3.9

$100K-$199.9K

****

Neodesha/W.A. Rankin Memorial

Neodesha

KS

17.1

38.4

1.7

4.7

$10K-$49.9K

*****

Nora E. Larabee Memorial Library

Stafford

KS

28.1

7.4

0.0

6.4

$10M-$29.9M

****

Topeka And Shawnee County Public Library

Topeka

KS

13.1

4.5

0.5

5.2

$10M-$29.9M

***

Kenton County Public Library

Ft. Mitchell

KY

13.2

5.7

0.9

1.6

$30M+

*****

East Baton Rouge Parish

Baton Rouge

LA

5.5

5.4

0.8

4.4

$1M-$4.9M

***

Jackson Parish Library

Jonesboro

LA

11.0

7.7

2.0

8.6

$10K-$49.9K

***

Krotz Springs Municipal Public Library

Krotz Springs

LA

5.6

8.3

0.2

7.0

$200K-$399.9K

****

Cotuit Library

Cotuit

MA

17.6

15.5

1.9

11.6

$100K-$199.9K

***

Dennis Memorial Library Assoc.

Dennis

MA

26.6

19.2

0.9

3.6

$200K-$399.9K

****

Dennis Public Library

Dennisport

MA

28.8

38.9

1.3

4.6

$400K-$999.9K

***

Dover Town Library

Dover

MA

38.2

15.6

3.1

3.1

$400K-$999.9K

****

Eldredge Public Library

Chatham

MA

22.3

30.8

2.5

5.5

$200K-$399.9K

****

Meekins Public Library

Williamsburg

MA

39.6

19.9

3.2

2.3

$400K-$999.9K

*****

Osterville Village Library

Osterville

MA

32.3

23.7

3.9

20.1

$100K-$199.9K

****

Pelham Library

Pelham

MA

30.8

13.3

4.8

2.4

$400K-$999.9K

*****

Provincetown Public Library

Provincetown

MA

34.2

116.3

1.0

15.3

$200K-$399.9K

***

Sargent Memorial Library

Boxborough

MA

28.0

18.8

1.5

3.3

$400K-$999.9K

***

Snow Library

Orleans

MA

28.8

25.9

2.5

2.6

$400K-$999.9K

***

Sturgis Library

Barnstable

MA

31.3

22.1

1.2

7.0

$200K-$399.9K

****

Truro Public Library

North Truro

MA

31.6

24.2

3.2

3.9

$400K-$999.9K

*****

Wellfleet Public Library

Wellfleet

MA

43.2

33.5

5.7

8.9

$400K-$999.9K

***

West Tisbury Free Public Library

West Tisbury

MA

38.9

35.6

1.5

2.3

$10M-$29.9M

****

Carroll County Public Library

New Windsor

MD

25.1

6.3

0.9

1.9

$10M-$29.9M

****

Harford County Public Library

Belcamp

MD

16.8

7.7

0.8

1.7

$10M-$29.9M

*****

Howard County Library System

Columbia

MD

25.9

11.1

0.9

5.6

$400K-$999.9K

*****

Camden Public Library

Camden

ME

56.7

46.5

4.9

12.9

$10K-$49.9K

***

Lubec Memorial Library

Lubec

ME

12.5

10.4

1.2

2.2

$10K-$49.9K

****

Milbridge Public Library

Milbridge

ME

5.3

13.6

0.1

8.5

$400K-$999.9K

***

Northeast Harbor Library

Northeast Harbor

ME

27.2

33.1

2.4

1.5

$10K-$49.9K

***

Peabody Memorial Library

Jonesport

ME

6.0

5.0

2.4

3.4

$400K-$999.9K

****

Skidompha Public Library

Damariscotta

ME

16.7

30.9

2.9

5.2

$200K-$399.9K

*****

Southwest Harbor Public Library

Southwest Harbor

ME

29.0

36.8

3.8

11.1

$100K-$199.9K

****

Witherle Memorial Library

Castine

ME

23.3

17.0

4.0

3.6

$10M-$29.9M

*****

Ann Arbor District Library

Ann Arbor

MI

54.3

10.2

0.5

1.4

$1M-$4.9M

****

West Bloomfield Township Public Library

West Bloomfield

MI

39.7

15.8

0.8

10.1

$50K-$99.9K

****

Edgerton Public Library

Edgerton

MN

41.5

16.2

0.5

1.3

$200K-$399.9K

*****

Grand Marais Public Library

Grand Marais

MN

56.7

54.7

1.1

9.4

$10M-$29.9M

***

Ramsey County Library

Shoreview

MN

20.1

7.5

0.3

1.5

$100K-$199.9K

***

Carrollton Public Library

Carrollton

MO

12.0

9.6

4.3

3.8

$30M+

***

Consolidated Library District No. 3

Independence

MO

12.0

5.9

0.6

1.1

$10M-$29.9M

****

Kansas City Public Library

Kansas City

MO

9.1

10.8

0.7

3.2

$100K-$199.9K

***

Mountain View Public Library

Mountain View

MO

21.7

26.8

0.3

5.0

$400K-$999.9K

****

North Kansas City Public Library

North Kansas City

MO

44.4

46.6

1.2

8.0

$30M+

****

Saint Louis County Library

St. Louis

MO

16.8

7.4

0.7

1.7

$10M-$29.9M

***

Springfield-Greene County Library District

Springfield

MO

13.3

7.3

0.5

1.9

$100K-$199.9K

*****

Madison Valley Public Library

Ennis

MT

36.0

42.5

4.1

13.8

$100K-$199.9K

*****

Whitefish Community Library

Whitefish

MT

11.5

30.7

0.4

36.0

$10K-$49.9K

*****

Velva Public & School Library

Velva

ND

13.9

5.1

9.2

1.8

$100K-$199.9K

****

Atkinson Public Library

Atkinson

NE

25.2

23.3

2.3

7.1

$10K-$49.9K

*****

Bloomfield Public Library

Bloomfield

NE

7.3

18.5

2.6

9.5

$200K-$399.9K

*****

Central City Public Library

Central City

NE

25.9

23.7

5.3

6.1

$50K-$99.9K

***

Creighton Public Library

Creighton

NE

28.3

6.1

1.2

4.5

$200K-$399.9K

***

Falls City Library And Arts Center

Falls City

NE

38.2

9.8

0.8

5.7

$100K-$199.9K

*****

Hartington Public Library

Hartington

NE

25.5

28.0

2.8

14.0

$100K-$199.9K

*****

Neligh Public Library

Neligh

NE

40.2

17.5

6.4

8.4

$50K-$99.9K

***

Springfield Memorial Library

Springfield

NE

15.4

17.2

2.0

2.9

$10K-$49.9K

****

Weeping Water Public Library

Weeping Water

NE

15.1

9.2

2.1

2.5

$50K-$99.9K

*****

Lincoln Public Library

Lincoln

NH

9.6

32.5

3.2

3.0

$1M-$4.9M

*****

Avalon Free Public Library

Avalon

NJ

112.4

70.2

8.4

10.0

$1M-$4.9M

*****

Bernardsville Public Library

Bernardsville

NJ

27.3

23.8

3.3

9.9

$10M-$29.9M

*****

Mercer County Library

Lawrenceville

NJ

12.4

9.2

0.6

4.7

$1M-$4.9M

***

Ocean City Free Public Library

Ocean City

NJ

22.8

24.3

1.5

5.4

$1M-$4.9M

****

Princeton Public Library

Princeton

NJ

19.5

29.7

2.4

3.4

$10M-$29.9M

***

Somerset County Library

Bridgewater

NJ

15.8

7.2

0.7

1.2

$50K-$99.9K

*****

Estancia Public Library

Estancia

NM

37.9

14.9

0.8

17.5

$10K-$49.9K

****

Fred Macaron Library

Springer

NM

12.6

11.4

0.1

4.9

$200K-$399.9K

*****

Pueblo Of Isleta Public Library

Albuquerque

NM

5.0

17.1

6.5

14.2

$10K-$49.9K

*****

Tularosa Public Library

Tularosa

NM

7.7

8.8

1.5

7.5

$400K-$999.9K

****

Smoky Valley Library District

Round Mountain

NV

41.6

30.3

2.9

2.9

$400K-$999.9K

*****

Amagansett Free Library

Amagansett

NY

36.4

31.7

5.6

4.6

$50K-$99.9K

***

Apalachin Library Association

Apalachin

NY

20.6

12.9

2.6

0.5

$50K-$99.9K

***

Bolton Free Library

Bolton Landing

NY

9.1

16.4

1.0

7.5

$1M-$4.9M

***

Bronxville Public Library

Bronxville

NY

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