LJ Index of Public Library Service 2015
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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.
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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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