22-6  Facilities, Services and Expenditures of Public Libraries (2004)
Item      
Total Public Libraries Public Libraries
  at Provincial at County
  Level Level
         
  Total Collections (10 000 volumes)    46152 14120 16409
  Total Length of Bookshelves (10 000 m)    1247 297 446
  Number of Library Cards Distributed       (10 000 units)   1056 187 452
  Circulation of Books  
      Total Number of Circulation (10 000 person-times)    22100 2734 10772
      Number of Books Borrowed by the Readers   18527 2313 9077
  (10 000 volume-times)   
  Service Activities Provided for Readers  
      Number of Activities (times)    153987 4070 135008
      Number of Readers Involved (10 000 person-times)    2597 420 1013
  Total Expenditures (10 000 yuan)    275034 72583 80312
        Purchase Expenses (10 000 yuan)    56625 20097 8706
  Number of Books Purchased During the Year   1627 334 588
  (10 000 volumes)   
  Floor Space of Public Buildings   625 103 300
  (10 000 sq.m)   
        Stack Rooms (10 000 sq.m)    158 33 70
  Seating Capacity of Reading Rooms        (10 000 seats)   47 4 30