Largest public libraries in the U.S. in 2012, by population served

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 31, 2014
This statistic shows the largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by population of legal service area. The Los Angeles Public Library was the largest in terms of the population of its legal service area, serving 3,825,297 people.
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Largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by population of legal service area

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August 2014

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United States

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2012

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