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Americans who have visited a public library/bookmobile in the United States 2012-2016, by age

Share of Americans who have visited a public library or bookmobile in person in the last 12 months in the U.S. from 2012 to 2016, by age

The data displays the share of Americans who have visited a public library or bookmobile in person in the last 12 months in the U.S. from 2012 to 2016, by age. During the 2015 survey, 52% of those aged between 16 and 29 years said they had visited a public library in the past 12 months.

2012 58 59 51 40
2013 50 52 46 39
2015 52 50 42 34
2016 55 51 45 40