LJ Index of Public Library Service 2016
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The LJ Index is based on five types of per capita use they generate: visits, circulation, ecirculation, public access computer use, and program attendance. Star Library ratings of five, four, and three stars are awarded to libraries that generate the highest combined per capita outputs among their spending peers. For details about how the LJ Index is calculated and for whom, see the project’s FAQ. This year, there are 260 Star Libraries.
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Expenditure Range $30,000,000 +
Expenditure Range $10,000,000 – $29,999,999
Expenditure Range $5,000,000 – $9,999,999
Expenditure Range $1,000,000 – $4,999,999
Expenditure Range $400,000 – $999,999
Expenditure Range $200,000 – $399,999
Expenditure Range $100,000 – $199,999
Expenditure Range $50,000 – $99,999
Expenditure Range $10,000 – $49,999
Expenditure Range $30,000,000+
Stars
Library
State
Population
Circ (per Capita)
eCirc (per Capita)
Visits (per Capita)
Program Attendance (per Capita)
Public Internet Computer Use (per Capita)
Score
*****
Cuyahoga County Public Library
OH
616527
31.51
2.10
12.96
0.64
2.68
1798
*****
Seattle Public Library
WA
640500
18.34
2.74
10.27
0.47
2.15
1398
*****
Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Pl Of
OH
802374
22.74
2.23
8.57
0.64
2.00
1376
*****
Cleveland Public Library
OH
398453
16.05
0.92
8.38
0.57
2.99
1193
*****
King County Library System
WA
1400795
14.92
1.77
7.12
0.38
2.82
1119
****
Columbus Metropolitan Library
OH
850548
20.04
1.37
6.71
0.35
2.13
999
****
Saint Louis County Library
MO
859148
17.43
0.75
7.19
0.69
1.60
986
****
Santa Clara County Library
CA
425564
21.99
0.67
7.64
0.48
1.61
960
****
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
OH
441815
15.16
1.31
7.01
0.41
2.05
951
****
East Baton Rouge Parish
LA
446042
5.75
0.65
5.77
1.08
1.74
950
***
San Francisco Public Library
CA
836620
12.97
0.97
8.08
0.52
1.85
945
***
Denver Public Library
CO
648937
13.97
1.11
6.79
0.62
1.47
915
***
Multnomah County Library
OR
756530
25.38
0.93
6.25
0.42
1.26
896
***
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
PA
406166
9.61
0.72
7.14
0.74
1.36
851
***
Salt Lake County Library System
UT
839929
18.51
1.80
5.24
0.40
0.89
804
Expenditure Range $10,000,000–$29,999,999
Stars
Library
State
Population
Circ (per Capita)
eCirc (per Capita)
Visits (per Capita)
Program Attendance (per Capita)
Public Internet Computer Use (per Capita)
Score
*****
Allen County Public Library
IN
355329
35.02
19.63
6.70
0.46
1.35
1887
*****
Beverly Hills Public Library
CA
34677
18.59
0.27
22.57
0.85
2.32
1552
*****
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
IL
75101
34.16
1.39
12.13
1.08
1.77
1467
*****
Ann Arbor District Library
MI
163590
54.35
2.22
9.74
0.51
1.22
1353
*****
Naperville Public Library
IL
141853
28.82
1.03
11.81
0.64
2.77
1342
*****
Skokie Public Library
IL
64784
31.66
0.77
12.43
0.89
1.77
1337
*****
Middle Country Public Library
NY
62562
16.98
0.63
7.93
1.22
2.99
1325
*****
Mercer County Library
NJ
160057
11.92
0.52
9.00
0.68
4.68
1320
*****
Kansas City Public Library
MO
218765
9.48
1.47
10.48
0.73
3.82
1280
*****
Santa Monica Public Library
CA
92185
17.29
0.50
13.73
0.66
2.34
1180
****
Schaumburg Township District Library
IL
126849
19.83
0.73
12.14
0.86
1.29
1095
****
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
VA
298007
36.55
0.40
10.15
0.46
1.05
1014
****
Salt Lake City Public Library
UT
191180
17.03
1.01
10.89
0.51
1.87
976
****
Madison Public Library
WI
263184
15.37
0.78
8.18
0.42
2.82
958
****
Tulsa City-County Library System
OK
613819
9.28
7.18
5.38
0.49
1.58
954
****
Kenton County Public Library
KY
163145
13.78
1.10
5.90
0.97
1.72
944
****
Somerset County Library
NJ
188378
17.19
1.81
8.09
0.76
1.23
933
****
Berkeley Public Library
CA
117372
16.82
1.24
11.38
0.43
1.50
910
****
Arapahoe Library District
CO
253896
17.76
3.42
7.85
0.48
1.21
888
****
Rochester Public Library
NY
210565
7.09
0.22
8.78
0.87
1.69
866
***
Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library
IN
179703
13.70
1.40
9.69
0.32
1.96
846
***
Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library
OH
377588
13.88
0.67
7.38
0.65
1.65
827
***
Ramsey County Library
MN
231811
25.76
1.25
6.91
0.36
1.33
819
***
San Mateo County Library
CA
276469
11.99
0.52
7.36
0.77
1.44
816
***
Pikes Peak Library District
CO
607457
13.89
1.40
5.93
0.61
1.66
800
***
Douglas County Libraries
CO
306033
25.58
1.76
6.34
0.54
0.48
766
***
Springfield-Greene County Library District
MO
275174
13.20
0.47
6.82
0.51
1.82
758
***
Loudoun County Public Library
VA
324337
17.54
0.92
5.38
0.70
1.04
748
***
Stark County District Library
OH
240131
14.62
0.80
6.13
0.71
1.12
748
***
Central Arkansas Library System
AR
311250
9.01
1.07
7.23
0.75
1.11
743
***
Charleston County Public Library System
SC
350209
9.43
1.00
5.24
0.60
1.76
715
Expenditure Range $5,000,000–$9,999,999
Stars
Library
State
Population
Circ (per Capita)
eCirc (per Capita)
Visits (per Capita)
Program Attendance (per Capita)
Public Internet Computer Use (per Capita)
Score
*****
Washington County Cooperative Library Services
OR
14327
47.84
20.88
8.52
0.41
0.69
2286
*****
Westerville Public Library
OH
90764
24.42
3.13
12.42
0.72
20.67
2244
*****
Worthington Public Library
OH
59689
47.99
5.26
24.22
1.13
3.00
2043
*****
Princeton Public Library
NJ
28572
18.83
1.81
29.44
2.54
2.86
1951
*****
Upper Arlington Public Library
OH
34150
50.02
2.66
26.99
0.99
2.40
1908
*****
Redwood City Public Library
CA
80768
20.91
0.50
12.83
2.49
10.31
1900
*****
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Pl
OH
57867
30.75
1.29
18.09
1.21
5.03
1571
*****
Westport Library
CT
27308
24.29
0.96
15.01
2.60
1.57
1545
*****
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library
NY
28676
16.09
0.83
14.03
1.57
5.02
1349
*****
Greenwich Library
CT
62396
20.38
1.38
10.77
0.83
7.46
1307
****
Washington-Centerville Public Library
OH
56628
38.81
2.86
11.63
0.76
1.85
1305
****
Oak Park Public Library
IL
51878
26.52
1.11
15.07
0.92
3.58
1275
****
Port Washington Public Library
NY
31071
12.42
0.66
12.53
1.75
4.43
1267
****
Ela Area Public Library District
IL
34462
27.37
1.68
10.52
0.85
4.10
1218
****
Brentwood Public Library
NY
87253
15.16
8.20
9.73
0.37
0.74
1127
****
Half Hollow Hills Community Public Library
NY
48558
15.19
7.64
7.48
0.76
0.48
1121
****
Northbrook Public Library
IL
33170
25.16
0.89
12.66
1.19
1.10
1108
****
Northport Public Library
NY
36113
15.08
0.89
14.22
0.89
3.61
1092
****
Vernon Area Public Library District
IL
41055
21.53
1.70
7.97
1.55
0.91
1074
****
Patchogue-Medford Library
NY
52929
16.58
0.39
10.76
1.00
4.50
1072
***
Newport Beach Public Library
CA
86874
19.45
1.05
16.11
0.64
1.40
1012
***
Pueblo City-County Library District
CO
161258
15.41
1.20
8.83
1.13
3.11
1011
***
Cerritos Public Library
CA
49741
11.16
0.23
18.81
0.42
3.67
1002
***
Carmel Clay Public Library
IN
83293
25.26
1.52
6.84
0.79
2.83
1000
***
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
NY
20356
16.51
0.85
10.86
0.98
2.29
968
***
Comsewogue Public Library
NY
23752
20.12
1.53
11.73
0.82
0.59
938
***
Cook Memorial Public Library District
IL
59842
26.38
1.42
9.67
0.60
1.11
931
***
Niles Public Library District
IL
57284
17.76
0.87
7.34
1.05
2.43
923
***
Champaign Public Library
IL
81055
25.17
0.59
11.76
0.50
1.56
918
***
Fountaindale Public Library District
IL
67683
16.28
0.55
7.41
1.23
1.64
886
Expenditure Range $1,000,000–$4,999,999
Stars
Library
State
Population
Circ (per Capita)
eCirc (per Capita)
Visits (per Capita)
Program Attendance (per Capita)
Public Internet Computer Use (per Capita)
Score
*****
Avalon Free Public Library
NJ
1334
123.68
14.34
68.34
8.36
9.75
6692
*****
Grandview Heights Public Library
OH
7392
84.51
16.71
78.48
3.51
5.21
5606
*****
Hudson Library And Historical Society
OH
22262
56.09
10.25
42.04
1.81
6.69
3676
*****
San Miguel Library District # 1 (Telluride)
CO
6121
37.06
1.50
43.01
7.69
7.59
3284
*****
Lakewood Public Library
OH
51983
31.91
0.61
17.26
2.01
17.19
2680
*****
Westhampton Free Library
NY
5571
39.29
1.80
30.79
7.06
2.95
2631
*****
Fayetteville Free Library
NY
10314
28.48
2.11
46.08
3.48
5.21
2519
*****
Bernardsville Public Library
NJ
7707
26.51
0.40
23.02
3.03
11.64
2354
*****
Center Moriches Free Public Library
NY
7546
30.67
2.19
34.83
4.93
2.88
2344
*****
Lancaster Sys Admin Unit
PA
4231
10.28
0.18
2.73
14.05
0.00
2250
****
West Bloomfield Township Public Library
MI
71755
39.65
1.05
17.65
0.81
11.17
2153
****
Mattituck-Laurel Library
NY
5613
16.17
1.83
57.55
0.60
4.69
2101
****
Twinsburg Public Library
OH
24453
50.14
2.36
15.71
1.27
6.20
2041
****
Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library
NY
3684
34.65
1.12
25.73
4.41
2.76
2014
****
Brumback Library
OH
23964
35.51
1.99
22.80
4.05
2.42
1997
****
Lake Forest Library
IL
19375
23.27
1.17
24.00
0.69
10.11
1967
****
St. Helena Public Library
CA
5943
52.67
1.27
20.19
2.86
2.79
1948
****
Sanibel Public Library
FL
6490
29.50
1.84
18.51
3.60
4.55
1944
****
Darien Library
CT
21330
31.06
1.01
16.96
2.43
7.33
1916
****
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
VA
12567
36.71
3.34
25.18
1.86
2.16
1895
***
Port Jefferson Free Library
NY
7570
31.78
1.66
26.96
3.42
1.68
1837
***
Manlius Library
NY
11226
27.97
1.22
18.64
2.07
6.65
1823
***
Harrison Memorial Library
CA
3722
42.27
1.11
34.29
1.05
2.65
1798
***
Mountain Brook - Emmet O'Neal Library
AL
20369
20.67
6.28
9.85
2.09
2.17
1791
***
Ocean City Free Public Library
NJ
11701
21.85
1.25
25.98
1.65
4.77
1665
***
Wickliffe Public Library
OH
12753
37.63
1.30
15.25
2.30
3.40
1642
***
Shaker Heights Public Library
OH
32311
34.19
1.37
14.56
0.81
6.26
1638
***
Belvedere-Tiburon Library
CA
11184
28.59
2.88
14.48
2.45
1.63
1571
***
Sedona Public Library
AZ
10176
28.19
1.25
19.87
1.41
4.36
1564
***
Coal City Public Library District
IL
11257
19.34
1.08
8.09
5.81
1.24
1547
Expenditure Range $400,000–$999,999
Stars
Library
State
Population
Circ (per Capita)
eCirc (per Capita)
Visits (per Capita)
Program Attendance (per Capita)
Public Internet Computer Use (per Capita)
Score
*****
Foley Public Library
AL
15402
53.39
17.49
38.53
1.22
1.96
3721
*****
Provincetown Public Library
MA
2968
33.89
0.02
116.13
1.59
15.33
3670
*****
Camden Public Library
ME
4838
58.48
1.72
46.70
5.12
14.52
3607
*****
Quogue Library
NY
1080
36.75
3.38
60.19
6.04
9.50
3480
*****
The Hampton Library In Bridgehampton
NY
1827
45.89
4.25
43.18
8.11
3.38
3335
*****
Island Free Library
RI
1051
33.74
1.32
47.98
6.49
7.63
2964
*****
Wellfleet Public Library
MA
2742
43.44
0.06
37.62
5.74
8.36
2747
*****
New Port Richey Public Library
FL
15107
43.17
1.03
31.22
7.55
2.34
2609
*****
Leslie County Public Library
KY
11019
34.42
10.21
6.07
1.54
7.73
2592
*****
Amagansett Free Library
NY
1365
30.84
1.89
30.23
5.84
4.74
2424
****
West Tisbury Free Public Library
MA
2828
51.09
0.71
34.95
1.31
11.03
2419
****
Hewitt Public Library
TX
22000
24.12
10.19
12.50
3.12
2.45
2416
****
Page Public Library
AZ
7582
18.64
0.31
21.18
2.72
18.23
2395
****
North Kansas City Public Library
MO
4208
40.92
1.08
44.85
1.79
8.84
2387
****
Osterville Village Library
MA
3012
34.38
0.00
30.94
4.76
8.55
2379
****
Haines Borough Public Library
AK
2537
40.81
0.58
34.66
2.86
7.64
2251
****
Brewton Public Library
AL
5347
22.04
11.66
11.60
0.56
3.45
2227
****
Unalaska Public Library
AK
4689
45.38
0.02
24.14
1.41
10.76
2094
****
Dover Town Library
MA
5722
33.35
4.81
13.66
3.20
3.31
2046
****
Smoky Valley Library District
NV
1831
40.75
0.27
32.45
3.61
3.19
1993
***
Lopez Island Library District
WA
2442
39.94
2.57
29.96
1.54
4.48
1979
***
Loudonville Public Library
OH
7677
18.72
0.94
17.56
2.55
11.93
1958
***
Harbor-Topky Memorial Library
OH
3841
40.53
0.69
18.03
3.73
2.56
1789
***
Dennis Public Library
MA
2831
28.59
1.56
35.62
1.42
4.59
1783
***
Shelter Island Public Library Society
NY
2392
21.07
1.59
28.11
3.06
3.58
1735
***
Oak Bluffs Public Library
MA
4642
40.78
0.56
15.97
2.46
4.60
1700
***
Henderson Memorial Public Library Association
OH
5252
30.31
1.52
22.83
2.24
4.11
1696
***
Homer Public Library
AK
5099
23.17
2.09
24.34
1.24
5.71
1640
***
Orrville Public Library
OH
10862
47.20
2.30
10.73
1.59
2.03
1601
***
Bridgeport Public Library
WV
8149
24.12
7.06
6.47
0.90
1.43
1587
Expenditure Range $200,000–$399,999
Stars
Library
State
Population
Circ (per Capita)
eCirc (per Capita)
Visits (per Capita)
Program Attendance (per Capita)
Public Internet Computer Use (per Capita)
Score
*****
Red Hook Public Library
NY
1961
42.02
1.50
119.82
5.89
4.55
4208
*****
Wagnalls Memorial Library
OH
1074
92.08
4.19
35.15
2.95
6.05
3588
*****
Grand Marais Public Library
MN
1355
55.84
4.55
49.70
0.85
9.59
3174
*****
Corry Public Library
PA
11963
6.99
0.00
7.11
0.59
46.00
2963
*****
Southwest Harbor Public Library
ME
1771
30.44
2.13
35.53
4.19
13.61
2909
*****
Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library
NY
2641
17.38
0.74
31.41
4.72
19.06
2813
*****
Delta Community Library
AK
1089
45.09
1.11
42.25
4.25
7.10
2782
*****
Columbiana Public Library
AL
4203
23.58
13.21
10.76
1.16
1.84
2781
*****
Pueblo Of Isleta Public Library
NM
3537
5.57
0.00
32.65
11.16
5.09
2746
*****
Richland Community Library
MI
7580
25.25
13.47
4.62
0.72
0.24
2588
****
Central City Public Library
NE
2921
26.19
0.78
23.99
5.28
6.25
2229
****
Truro Public Library
MA
2009
32.60
0.06
38.42
3.46
3.24
2050
****
Alpine County Library/Archives
CA
1079
22.84
0.32
28.31
3.39
5.69
1877
****
Beresford Public Library
SD
2033
27.55
1.68
24.55
1.64
6.15
1838
****
Library District #2 , Linn County
KS
1698
19.30
0.02
19.82
2.41
10.31
1737
****
Skidompha Public Library
ME
5573
15.77
0.38
31.38
3.53
3.61
1733
****
Yoakum County/Cecil Bickley Library
TX
4359
9.51
0.22
6.64
6.23
4.96
1662
****
Meekins Public Library
MA
2476
36.72
1.02
18.21
2.39
0.88
1618
****
James Kennedy Public Library
IA
4058
35.71
0.70
19.14
2.47
0.98
1592
****
North Wales Area Library
PA
3229
27.09
0.96
19.85
2.46
2.08
1556
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John A Stahl Library
NE
3310
26.15
2.13
15.48
1.23
3.76
1531
***
Sargent Memorial Library
MA
5105
25.91
1.20
18.27
1.32
4.19
1487
***
Roxana Public Library District
IL
1542
13.79
0.21
25.24
0.93
8.45
1447
***
Stinson Memorial Public Library District
IL
14068
11.03
7.41
2.06
0.18
0.66
1445
***
Falls City Library And Arts Center
NE
4216
32.22
0.47
9.93
1.46
5.20
1426
***
Ak-Chin Indian Community Library
AZ
1419
2.74
0.05
24.85
1.95
9.04
1423
***
Kalkaska County Library
MI
17153
9.30
7.29
2.29
0.24
0.74
1418
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