22-6  Facilities, Services and Expenditures of Public Libraries (2006)
 
       
Item      
Total Public Libraries Public Libraries
at Provincial at County
  Level Level
       
  Total Collections                              (10 000 volumes) 50024 14708 19736
  Total Length of Bookshelves                     (10 000 m) 1413 310 458
  Number of Library Cards Distributed   (10 000 units) 1160 195 575
  Circulation of Books      
      Total Number of Circulation (10 000 person-times) 25217 3432 13717
      Number of Books Borrowed by the Readers 21039 3277 11388
                                                  (10 000 volume-times)      
  Service Activities Provided for Readers      
      Number of Activities                                    (times) 8312 710 6409
      Number of Readers Involved (10 000 person-times) 2741 400 1366
  Total Expenditures                                (10 000 yuan) 344076 92298 124991
        Purchase Expenses                          (10 000 yuan) 66095 23155 15914
  Number of Books Purchased During the Year 1686 315 791
                                                           (10 000 volumes)      
  Floor Space of Public Buildings      
                                                                (10 000 sq.m) 719 105 386
        Stack Rooms                                   (10 000 sq.m) 176 35 84
  Seating Capacity of Reading Rooms    (10 000 seats) 159 21 85