22-6  Facilities, Services and Expenditures of Public Libraries (2003)
       
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Total #Public Libraries #Public Libraries
  at Provincial at County
  Level Level
       
  Total Collections       (10 000 volumes) 43776 13881 15224
  Total Length of Bookshelves   (10 000 m) 1035 292 375
  Number of Library Cards Distributed (10 000 units)     943 182 398
  Circulation of Books                    
      Total Number of Circulation (10 000 person-times)           21440 2557 10960
      Number of Books Borrowed by the        18775 2010 9793
        Readers         (10 000 volume-times)
  Service Activities Provided for Readers
      Number of Activities           (times) 92701 6667 63040
      Number of Readers Involved (10 000 person-times)            2432 397 945
  Total Expenditures         (10 000 yuan) 235819 65298 65537
        Purchase Expenses        (10 000 yuan) 51097 18832 7256
  Number of Books Purchased During the     1406 419 475
    Year                   (10 000 volumes)
  Floor Space of Public Buildings          589 98 282
    Floor Space of Buildings (10 000 sq.m)
        Stack Rooms              (10 000 sq.m) 156 34 67
  Seating Capacity of Reading Rooms (10 000 seats)        46 3 29