'Library Users and Non-Users - A Bibliography from the OCLC Library' by OCLCLibrary

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"I used to be a whole book person ... " [p.12]

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Both users and non-users think librarians are "Passive, reactive, apathetic, dull, boring." Their ideal librarian would be "Dedicated, dynamic, involved; more aggressive..." [pp 110-111]

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Massachusetts had the highest per capita circulation (4.81), Arkansas the lowest (.18). [p. 19] And 2?f adults surveyed said they used recreational reading "to keep from talking to others." [p. 63]

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From the chapter "The Library Image in Hungarian Society," "For circa 1/5 of the population ... the library is an 'unknown place' for just those who would most of all be in need of its services." [p. 112]

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In 1856 public library circulation per user was 14; in 2004 it was 8. [p. 9]

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"In small communities (those with under 10,000 people), patrons visit the public library significantly more often than do readers in the large cities and towns ..." [p. 8]

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"54 per cent of the Latino population in our sample visited libraries in the past year." [p. 1]

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"Eighty-five per cent of respondents agree that "my public library deserves more finding." [p. 6] The full report is here: http://www.txla.org/html/pr/survey.html

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This 1923 study reflects the times in the language it uses to describe racial and ethnic populations, but the statistics and analysis -- schools were segregated but libraries were not -- are fascinating and valuable.

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Annotated bibliography of all known statewide library surveys and development plans published from 1956-67.