21-6  Facilities, Services and Expenditures of Public Libraries (2007)
 
   
Item Total    
Public Libraries Public Libraries
at Provincial at County
Level Level
       
  Total Collections                              (10 000 volumes) 52053 15012 21200
  Total Monolayer Length of Bookshelves   (10 000 m) 1319 325 431
  Number of Library Cards Distributed   (10 000 units) 1273 200 663
  Circulation of Books      
      Total Number of Circulation (10 000 person-times) 26103 2892 14805
      Number of Books Borrowed by the Readers (10 000 volume-times) 11454 1053 6741
  Service Activities Provided for Readers      
      Number of Activities                                    (times) 84670 10780 55840
      Number of Readers Involved (10 000 person-times) 2675 629 1206
  Total Expenditures                                (10 000 yuan) 432825 116232 163761
     Newly Increased Purchase Expenses   (10 000 yuan) 88685 30691 21705
  Number of Books Purchased During the Year (10 000 volumes) 2365 485 1045
  Floor Space of Public Buildings (10 000 sq.m) 741 106 402
        Stack Rooms                                   (10 000 sq.m) 182 35 88
  Seating Capacity of Reading Rooms    (10 000 seats) 52.71 4.04 35