Public Library Data

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners collects and analyzes public library financial, demographic, staffing, and service data.

Public library directors may access the Reports Manager section of LibPAS (username and password required) to create your own reports.

Data can be accessed through the following links without a username or password. (Data collected beginning in FY2010 can be downloaded into an Excel spreadsheet using these instructions):

• Holdings (print and non-print library holdings)
• Circulation (total circulation-includes ILL provided to other libraries; direct circulation-circulation to users only; circulation by format)
• Children's Services (FTE, holdings, circulation and services for children)
• Staffing (as of July 1, FTE and hours worked)
• Electronic Services (internet use, e-content expenditures, network membership fees)
• Financial Data (income and expenditures)
• Friends, Trustees, Foundations and Governance
• Municipal Pie--What's Your Library's Share? (expenditures for public libraries as reported by the municipality to the department of revenue)
• Main Library Facilities (square footage, year library was built, parking spaces, seating in the library, meeting room use)
• Outlets (data for bookmobiles and branches)
• Salaries (as of July 1, hourly salary ranges for staff)
• Library Services (hours, reference questions, programs and visits)
• Summary Data (summary of staff, services and financial data) and (summary of information about the public library directors)

For more information, contact Dianne Carty at x222 or dianne.carty@state.ma.us or Liz Babbitt at x227 or liz.babbitt@state.ma.us