LJ Index of Public Library Service 2016
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All the Stars, State by State
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The 2016 Star Libraries are found in 41 states. The top four states, ranked by their numbers of Star Libraries, are New York, 35; Ohio, 25; Illinois, 19; and California, 13. These are followed by a tie for fifth and six places shared by Nebraska, 12, and Massachusetts, 12, then Kansas, 11, at seven. Next, there is a three-way tie for places eight to ten shared by Alabama, ten; Iowa, ten; and Texas, ten. Like these top ten states, the remaining 31 Star Library states are scattered across the nation and in every major geographical region.
There are no 2016 Star winners in the District of Columbia or ten states. Four are the Southern states of Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Two of the remaining Star-less states are in the Rocky Mountain West—Idaho and Wyoming—in addition to Delaware and Hawaii. Also, this year there were no Star Libraries from Maryland because e-circulation was not report for all of that state’s libraries, the only state for which that was the case.
Notably, two Southern states joined the list this year: Alabama and Arkansas.
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 2016, State by State
Category
Stars
Library
City
State
Circ (per Capita)
eCirc (per Capita)
Visits (per Capita)
Program Attendance (per Capita)
Public Internet Computer Use (per Capita)
$100K-$199.9K
*****
Craig Public Library
Craig
AK
30.24
8.05
15.33
2.77
4.06
$200K-$399.9K
*****
Delta Community Library
Delta Junction
AK
45.09
1.11
42.25
4.24
7.10
$400K-$999.9K
****
Haines Borough Public Library
Haines
AK
40.81
0.58
34.66
2.85
7.64
$400K-$999.9K
***
Homer Public Library
Homer
AK
23.17
2.09
24.34
1.23
5.71
$400K-$999.9K
****
Unalaska Public Library
Unalaska
AK
45.38
0.02
24.14
1.41
10.76
$400K-$999.9K
****
Brewton Public Library
Brewton
AL
22.04
11.66
11.60
0.56
3.45
$200K-$399.9K
*****
Columbiana Public Library
Columbiana
AL
23.58
13.21
10.76
1.15
1.84
$10K-$49.9K
*****
Double Springs Public Library
Double Springs
AL
16.23
8.38
5.22
0.81
1.85
$100K-$199.9K
*****
Flomaton Public Library
Flomaton
AL
92.50
0.18
31.99
0.58
18.10
$400K-$999.9K
*****
Foley Public Library
Foley
AL
53.39
17.49
38.53
1.22
1.96
$100K-$199.9K
****
Montevallo - Parnell Memorial Library
Montevallo
AL
15.12
8.60
6.05
0.77
1.53
$1M-$4.9M
***
Mountain Brook - Emmet O'Neal Library
Mountain Brook
AL
20.67
6.28
9.85
2.08
2.17
$100K-$199.9K
***
Rogersville Public Library
Rogersville
AL
35.51
0.00
17.23
1.95
3.47
$10K-$49.9K
*****
Vincent - Lallouise F. Mcgraw Library
Vincent
AL
24.14
21.74
2.97
0.30
3.20
$10K-$49.9K
*****
Wilsonville - Vernice Stoudenmire Library
Wilsonville
AL
16.27
13.60
3.22
0.09
0.55
$10M-$29.9M
***
Central Arkansas Library System
Little Rock
AR
9.01
1.07
7.23
0.74
1.11
$50K-$99.9K
****
Huachuca City Public Library
Huachuca City
AZ
9.30
0.14
16.75
2.70
5.05
$200K-$399.9K
***
Ak-Chin Indian Community Library
Maricopa
AZ
2.74
0.05
24.85
1.94
9.04
$100K-$199.9K
****
Ava Ich Asiit Tribal Library
Mohave Valley
AZ
1.47
0.00
8.28
12.49
1.77
$400K-$999.9K
****
Page Public Library
Page
AZ
18.64
0.31
21.18
2.71
18.23
$100K-$199.9K
*****
Parker Public Library
Parker
AZ
21.73
6.79
18.21
1.06
3.76
$100K-$199.9K
****
Quartzsite Public Library
Quartzsite
AZ
12.86
6.04
10.65
1.01
2.81
$1M-$4.9M
***
Sedona Public Library
Sedona
AZ
28.19
1.25
19.87
1.41
4.36
$50K-$99.9K
***
Tonto Basin Public Library
Tonto Basin
AZ
18.61
0.00
17.13
1.25
4.42
$10M-$29.9M
****
Berkeley Public Library
Berkeley
CA
16.82
1.24
11.38
0.42
1.50
$10M-$29.9M
*****
Beverly Hills Public Library
Beverly Hills
CA
18.59
0.27
22.57
0.84
2.32
$30M+
****
Santa Clara County Library
Campbell
CA
21.99
0.67
7.64
0.48
1.61
$1M-$4.9M
***
Harrison Memorial Library
Carmel
CA
42.27
1.11
34.29
1.05
2.65
$5M-$9.9M
***
Cerritos Public Library
Cerritos
CA
11.16
0.23
18.81
0.42
3.67
$200K-$399.9K
****
Alpine County Library/Archives
Markleeville
CA
22.84
0.32
28.31
3.38
5.69
$5M-$9.9M
***
Newport Beach Public Library
Newport Beach
CA
19.45
1.05
16.11
0.64
1.40
$5M-$9.9M
*****
Redwood City Public Library
Redwood City
CA
20.91
0.50
12.83
2.49
10.31
$30M+
***
San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco
CA
12.97
0.97
8.08
0.52
1.85
$10M-$29.9M
***
San Mateo County Library
San Mateo
CA
11.99
0.52
7.36
0.76
1.44
$10M-$29.9M
*****
Santa Monica Public Library
Santa Monica
CA
17.29
0.50
13.73
0.65
2.34
$1M-$4.9M
****
St. Helena Public Library
St. Helena
CA
52.67
1.27
20.19
2.86
2.79
$1M-$4.9M
***
Belvedere-Tiburon Library
Tiburon
CA
28.59
2.88
14.48
2.44
1.63
$10M-$29.9M
***
Douglas County Libraries
Castle Rock
CO
25.58
1.76
6.34
0.53
0.48
$10M-$29.9M
***
Pikes Peak Library District
Colorado Springs
CO
13.89
1.40
5.93
0.60
1.66
$30M+
***
Denver Public Library
Denver
CO
13.97
1.11
6.79
0.62
1.47
$10M-$29.9M
****
Arapahoe Library District
Englewood
CO
17.76
3.42
7.85
0.47
1.21
$100K-$199.9K
****
La Veta Regional Library District
La Veta
CO
30.23
0.69
40.65
2.45
6.14
$50K-$99.9K
****
Limon Memorial Library
Limon
CO
21.43
0.49
18.56
0.21
6.31
$5M-$9.9M
***
Pueblo City-County Library District
Pueblo
CO
15.41
1.20
8.83
1.13
3.11
$1M-$4.9M
*****
San Miguel Library District # 1 (Telluride)
Telluride
CO
37.06
1.50
43.01
7.68
7.59
$100K-$199.9K
***
Cornwall Library Association
Cornwall
CT
15.25
0.31
12.32
2.45
7.80
$1M-$4.9M
****
Darien Library
Darien
CT
31.06
1.01
16.96
2.42
7.33
$5M-$9.9M
*****
Greenwich Library
Greenwich
CT
20.38
1.38
10.77
0.82
7.46
$5M-$9.9M
*****
Westport Library
Westport
CT
24.29
0.96
15.01
2.59
1.57
$200K-$399.9K
***
Lake Park Public Library
Lake Park
FL
3.23
0.35
32.97
1.10
7.09
$400K-$999.9K
*****
New Port Richey Public Library
New Port Richey
FL
43.17
1.03
31.22
7.54
2.34
$1M-$4.9M
****
Sanibel Public Library
Sanibel
FL
29.50
1.84
18.51
3.59
4.55
$50K-$99.9K
****
Dr. Grace O. Doane Alden Public Library
Alden
IA
10.65
0.42
22.75
2.37
5.27
$50K-$99.9K
****
Bancroft Public Library
Bancroft
IA
15.80
0.25
24.36
1.29
4.58
$10K-$49.9K
****
De Soto Public Library
De Soto
IA
12.37
0.29
14.14
1.89
2.65
$200K-$399.9K
****
James Kennedy Public Library
Dyersville
IA
35.71
0.70
19.14
2.47
0.98
$10K-$49.9K
****
Elgin Public Library
Elgin
IA
14.51
0.54
6.58
2.85
1.39
$50K-$99.9K
***
Hubbard Public Library
Hubbard
IA
12.48
0.29
13.69
1.96
4.44
$50K-$99.9K
***
Readlyn Community Library
Readlyn
IA
9.16
0.81
22.57
1.88
2.43
$10K-$49.9K
***
Stuart Public Library
Stuart
IA
9.68
0.41
13.09
0.86
3.34
$10K-$49.9K
*****
Swea City Public Library
Swea City
IA
12.06
0.00
13.31
0.46
6.72
$50K-$99.9K
****
Wellsburg Public Library
Wellsburg
IA
16.32
0.76
17.07
0.92
6.01
$200K-$399.9K
***
Stinson Memorial Public Library District
Anna
IL
11.03
7.41
2.06
0.17
0.66
$10M-$29.9M
*****
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Arlington Heights
IL
34.16
1.39
12.13
1.07
1.77
$5M-$9.9M
***
Fountaindale Public Library District
Bolingbrook
IL
16.28
0.55
7.41
1.22
1.64
$5M-$9.9M
***
Champaign Public Library
Champaign
IL
25.17
0.59
11.76
0.50
1.56
$1M-$4.9M
***
Coal City Public Library District
Coal City
IL
19.34
1.08
8.09
5.81
1.24
$200K-$399.9K
***
Cordova District Library
Cordova
IL
20.61
0.00
16.25
3.36
2.12
$1M-$4.9M
****
Lake Forest Library
Lake Forest
IL
23.27
1.17
24.00
0.68
10.11
$5M-$9.9M
****
Ela Area Public Library District
Lake Zurich
IL
27.37
1.68
10.52
0.85
4.10
$10K-$49.9K
***
Lanark Public Library
Lanark
IL
13.06
0.15
16.80
0.53
1.20
$5M-$9.9M
***
Cook Memorial Public Library District
Libertyville
IL
26.38
1.42
9.67
0.60
1.11
$5M-$9.9M
****
Vernon Area Public Library District
Lincolnshire
IL
21.53
1.70
7.97
1.54
0.91
$10M-$29.9M
*****
Naperville Public Library
Naperville
IL
28.82
1.03
11.81
0.64
2.77
$5M-$9.9M
***
Niles Public Library District
Niles
IL
17.76
0.87
7.34
1.05
2.43
$5M-$9.9M
****
Northbrook Public Library
Northbrook
IL
25.16
0.89
12.66
1.19
1.10
$5M-$9.9M
****
Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park
IL
26.52
1.11
15.07
0.92
3.58
$10K-$49.9K
****
Pembroke Public Library District
Pembroke Township
IL
2.38
0.00
1.99
5.73
4.70
$200K-$399.9K
***
Roxana Public Library District
Roxana
IL
13.79
0.21
25.24
0.92
8.45
$10M-$29.9M
****
Schaumburg Township District Library
Schaumburg
IL
19.83
0.73
12.14
0.86
1.29
$10M-$29.9M
*****
Skokie Public Library
Skokie
IL
31.66
0.77
12.43
0.89
1.77
$5M-$9.9M
***
Carmel Clay Public Library
Carmel
IN
25.26
1.52
6.84
0.79
2.83
$10M-$29.9M
***
Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library
Evansville
IN
13.70
1.40
9.69
0.31
1.96
$10M-$29.9M
*****
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne
IN
35.02
19.63
6.70
0.46
1.35
$100K-$199.9K
***
Oxford Public Library
Oxford
IN
18.20
0.69
11.84
4.55
3.29
$10K-$49.9K
***
Arma City Library
Arma
KS
7.01
0.00
14.23
0.43
3.28
$50K-$99.9K
***
Buhler Public Library
Buhler
KS
18.68
0.00
9.37
1.85
4.68
$10K-$49.9K
****
Chetopa City Library
Chetopa
KS
13.68
0.00
8.18
0.28
5.90
$10K-$49.9K
***
Ellinwood School Community Library
Ellinwood
KS
10.93
0.10
10.03
2.02
1.38
$50K-$99.9K
****
Erie City Public Library
Erie
KS
6.00
0.00
13.56
1.03
11.15
$10K-$49.9K
****
Inman Public Library
Inman
KS
25.90
0.00
7.98
0.48
2.59
$200K-$399.9K
****
Library District #2 , Linn County
Lacygne
KS
19.30
0.02
19.82
2.40
10.31
$100K-$199.9K
***
Neodesha/W.A. Rankin Memorial
Neodesha
KS
16.55
0.00
36.84
1.41
5.08
$50K-$99.9K
*****
Overbrook Public Library
Overbrook
KS
28.44
0.05
15.11
0.84
7.68
$10K-$49.9K
*****
Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library
St. John
KS
19.91
0.60
21.00
9.84
0.97
$10K-$49.9K
*****
Nora E. Larabee Memorial Library
Stafford
KS
28.88
0.00
6.58
0.00
6.48
$10M-$29.9M
****
Kenton County Public Library
Ft. Mitchell
KY
13.78
1.10
5.90
0.96
1.72
$400K-$999.9K
*****
Leslie County Public Library
Hyden
KY
34.42
10.21
6.07
1.53
7.73
$30M+
****
East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge
LA
5.75
0.65
5.77
1.08
1.74
$200K-$399.9K
***
Sargent Memorial Library
Boxborough
MA
25.91
1.20
18.27
1.31
4.19
$400K-$999.9K
***
Dennis Public Library
Dennisport
MA
28.59
1.56
35.62
1.41
4.59
$400K-$999.9K
****
Dover Town Library
Dover
MA
33.35
4.81
13.66
3.20
3.31
$10K-$49.9K
***
Gilbertville Public Library
Gilbertville
MA
8.41
0.00
5.47
0.78
5.90
$200K-$399.9K
****
Truro Public Library
North Truro
MA
32.60
0.06
38.42
3.45
3.24
$400K-$999.9K
***
Oak Bluffs Public Library
Oak Bluffs
MA
40.78
0.56
15.97
2.45
4.60
$400K-$999.9K
****
Osterville Village Library
Osterville
MA
34.38
0.00
30.94
4.76
8.55
$50K-$99.9K
*****
Pelham Library
Pelham
MA
30.48
0.00
10.64
4.88
2.17
$400K-$999.9K
*****
Provincetown Public Library
Provincetown
MA
33.89
0.02
116.13
1.58
15.33
$400K-$999.9K
*****
Wellfleet Public Library
Wellfleet
MA
43.44
0.06
37.62
5.74
8.36
$400K-$999.9K
****
West Tisbury Free Public Library
West Tisbury
MA
51.09
0.71
34.95
1.30
11.03
$200K-$399.9K
****
Meekins Public Library
Williamsburg
MA
36.72
1.02
18.21
2.38
0.88
$400K-$999.9K
*****
Camden Public Library
Camden
ME
58.48
1.72
46.70
5.11
14.52
$100K-$199.9K
***
Witherle Memorial Library
Castine
ME
17.90
0.52
15.20
3.77
3.32
$200K-$399.9K
****
Skidompha Public Library
Damariscotta
ME
15.77
0.38
31.38
3.53
3.61
$10K-$49.9K
*****
Milbridge Public Library
Milbridge
ME
5.73
0.00
14.63
0.09
9.65
$200K-$399.9K
*****
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Southwest Harbor
ME
30.44
2.13
35.53
4.19
13.61
$10K-$49.9K
***
Henry D. Moore Library
Steuben
ME
16.61
0.36
6.68
1.81
0.88
$10M-$29.9M
*****
Ann Arbor District Library
Ann Arbor
MI
54.35
2.22
9.74
0.50
1.22
$200K-$399.9K
***
Kalkaska County Library
Kalkaska
MI
9.30
7.29
2.29
0.24
0.74
$100K-$199.9K
***
Pentwater Township Library
Pentwater
MI
30.03
1.41
12.48
1.23
3.01
$200K-$399.9K
*****
Richland Community Library
Richland
MI
25.25
13.47
4.62
0.71
0.24
$1M-$4.9M
****
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
West Bloomfield
MI
39.65
1.05
17.65
0.81
11.17
$50K-$99.9K
***
Edgerton Public Library
Edgerton
MN
39.82
0.49
14.81
0.50
0.84
$200K-$399.9K
*****
Grand Marais Public Library
Grand Marais
MN
55.84
4.55
49.70
0.85
9.59
$10M-$29.9M
***
Ramsey County Library
Shoreview
MN
25.76
1.25
6.91
0.36
1.33
$100K-$199.9K
***
Carrollton Public Library
Carrollton
MO
13.93
1.19
9.83
4.42
3.57
$10M-$29.9M
*****
Kansas City Public Library
Kansas City
MO
9.48
1.47
10.48
0.73
3.82
$100K-$199.9K
***
Mountain View Public Library
Mountain View
MO
22.15
0.04
27.69
0.23
5.08
$400K-$999.9K
****
North Kansas City Public Library
North Kansas City
MO
40.92
1.08
44.85
1.78
8.84
$10M-$29.9M
***
Springfield-Greene County Library District
Springfield
MO
13.20
0.47
6.82
0.50
1.82
$30M+
****
Saint Louis County Library
St. Louis
MO
17.43
0.75
7.19
0.68
1.60
$100K-$199.9K
*****
Madison Valley Public Library
Ennis
MT
37.89
2.84
42.41
4.21
12.86
$100K-$199.9K
*****
Whitefish Community Library
Whitefish
MT
17.68
0.55
10.37
0.44
35.99
$10K-$49.9K
*****
Velva Public & School Library
Velva
ND
15.43
0.00
5.17
10.07
2.03
$50K-$99.9K
***
Ainsworth Public Library
Ainsworth
NE
12.05
1.30
21.15
1.68
2.83
$100K-$199.9K
****
Atkinson Public Library
Atkinson
NE
25.61
1.95
23.96
2.76
6.38
$200K-$399.9K
****
Central City Public Library
Central City
NE
26.19
0.78
23.99
5.28
6.25
$50K-$99.9K
****
Creighton Public Library
Creighton
NE
34.77
0.63
6.52
1.80
2.88
$200K-$399.9K
***
Falls City Library And Arts Center
Falls City
NE
32.22
0.47
9.93
1.46
5.20
$100K-$199.9K
*****
Hartington Public Library
Hartington
NE
28.97
1.49
28.88
2.69
15.13
$100K-$199.9K
*****
Neligh Public Library
Neligh
NE
38.51
1.41
16.53
5.71
7.60
$50K-$99.9K
***
Springfield Memorial Library
Springfield
NE
15.57
0.92
16.98
1.43
2.81
$50K-$99.9K
***
Saint Paul Public Library
St. Paul
NE
22.44
1.50
15.07
0.26
3.36
$50K-$99.9K
****
Gardner Public Library
Wakefield
NE
5.75
0.92
6.75
6.70
2.39
$10K-$49.9K
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Weeping Water Public Library
Weeping Water
NE
14.30
0.79
8.25
2.13
1.76
$200K-$399.9K
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John A Stahl Library
West Point
NE
26.15
2.13
15.48
1.22
3.76
$10K-$49.9K
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Bath Public Library
Bath
NH
8.50
2.20
9.17
1.92
1.56
$50K-$99.9K
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Lincoln Public Library
Lin