Library Budget Votes, Based on 2006, 2007 and 2008 Annual Reports for Public and Association Libraries

Year

2006

2007

2008

Number of Public Libraries 394 395 397
Number of Public Libraries Reporting Budget Votes 195 184 189
Number of Successful Budget Votes - Public Libraries 191 181 184
Percentage of Successful Budget Votes - Public Libraries 97.95% 98.37% 97.35%
Number of Association Libraries 360 358 358
Number of Association Libraries Reporting Budget Votes 124 121 118
Number of Successful Budget Votes - Association Libraries 123 117 114
Percentage of Successful Budget Votes - Association Libraries 99.19% 96.69% 96.61%
Total Number of Public and Association Libraries 754 753 755
Total Number of Public and Association Libraries Reporting Budget Votes 319 305 307
Total Number of Successful Budget Votes - Public and Association Libraries 314 298 298
Percentage of Successful Budget Votes - Public and Association Libraries 98.43% 97.70% 97.07%
Last Updated: October 27, 2009 -- asm; for questions or comments, contact Lisa Areford