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Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian

Jesse White
Secretary of State
and State Librarian




The Illinois Public Library Statistics (IPLS Data)

IPLS presents a statistical view of Illinois public libraries. The information is derived from data provided electronically by librarians and library directors on the Illinois Public Library Annual Report.

IPLS is published in the Adobe Acrobat TM Portable Document Format (PDF) to maintain its formatting and graphics for optimum online viewing. PDF files can be viewed on any computer with Acrobat Reader, which is free and available for downloading from Adobe Systems.

To view the Illinois Public Library Statistics, if you do not already have the Acrobat Reader v. 3.0 or later, download the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Once you have downloaded and installed the Acrobat Reader v. 3.0 or later, click below to view the Illinois Public Library Statistics for the desired fiscal year.

 FY 2005-2006  FY 2004-2005
FY 2003-2004 FY 2002-2003
FY 2001-2002
(revised)
FY 2000-2001
FY 1999-2000 FY 1998-1999
FY 1997-1998 FY 1996-1997
FY 1995-1996  
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