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Recent Fast Facts 
- Computer Access and Traditional Library Services
- Use of Statewide Databases Skyrockets in 2009: Library Patrons Benefit from Additional Databases & Training
- State's Collaborative Climate Fosters Interlibrary Loan in Colorado
- Web 2.0 and Colorado's Public Libraries
- "ASK" - A National Campaign for Reference?
- See more Fast Facts.
Recent LRS News
- 2009 LSA Populations Posted
- New Fast Facts and New Field Initiated Study Posted
- ALA Releases New Report - The Condition of Libraries: 1999-2009
- Service Trends in U.S. Public Libraries, 1997-2007
- Use of Statewide Databases Skyrockets in 2009
- Interlibrary Loan in Colorado
- Find more LRS news on our blog
Colorado Public Library Historic Statistics
- Comprehensive Colorado Public Library Statistics (2000 - present)
- These tools offer an interactive way to view public library statistics collected by the Library Research Service as far back as 2000.
- Multiple Library Historic Statistics - Use this tool to look at multiple statistics for multiple public libraries in multiple years. Most results are presented in tabular format.
- Single Library Historic Statistics - This tool provides statistics for a single library. Data can be viewed in tabular or graphic (bar chart) formats.
- PLSC (formerly FSCS) Data Colorado Public Library Statistics (1987 - present)
- These tools offer only statistics collected by the Public Library Statistics Cooperative (PLCS). There are fewer data elements included, but data go as far back as 1987. Thanks for this compilation of data is due to Bob Molyneux, then director of statistics and surveys at the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
- Multiple Library Historic Statistics - Use this tool to look at multiple statistics for multiple public libraries in multiple years. Most results are presented in tabular format.
- Single Library Historic Statistics - This tool provides statistics for a single library. Data can be viewed in tabular or graphic (bar chart) formats.