22-6  Facilities, Services and Expenditures of Public Libraries (2005)
 
       
Item      
   
Total Public Libraries Public Libraries
at Provincial at County
  Level Level
       
  Total Collections                              (10 000 volumes) 48055 14355 16919
  Total Length of Bookshelves                     (10 000 m) 1320 304 348
  Number of Library Cards Distributed   (10 000 units) 1061 194 446
  Circulation of Books      
      Total Number of Circulation (10 000 person-times) 23331 3601 10873
      Number of Books Borrowed by the Readers 20268 2696 9651
                                                  (10 000 volume-times)      
  Service Activities Provided for Readers      
      Number of Activities                                    (times) 246373 6982 221789
      Number of Readers Involved (10 000 person-times) 2556 526 938
  Total Expenditures                                (10 000 yuan) 312571 82135 86558
        Purchase Expenses                          (10 000 yuan) 67290 23495 10919
  Number of Books Purchased During the Year 1935 373 709
                                                           (10 000 volumes)      
  Floor Space of Public Buildings 677 103 316
                                                                (10 000 sq.m)      
        Stack Rooms                                   (10 000 sq.m) 170 35 74
  Seating Capacity of Reading Rooms    (10 000 seats) 48 4 29