U.S. Public Libraries: Hours of Operation (2011)

Source:  Institute of Museum and Library Services

Public Libraries in the United States Survey, Fiscal Year 2011

47.2% of U.S. public libraries are open less than 40 hours per week.

States with the largest percentage of libraries open less than 10 hours per week:

• 15.8% - North Dakota (12 libraries)
• 13.9% - Alaska (10 libraries)
•   7.4% - Nebraska (16 libraries)
•   7.0% - Maine (15 libraries)
•   5.7% - Vermont (9 libraries)

States with the largest percentage of libraries open more than 70 hours per week:

• 4.2% - Kentucky (5 libraries)
• 2.7% - Illinois (17 libraries)
• 2.5% - Montana (2 libraries)

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