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How much does your state spend on its public libraries? Here are figures from 10 years ago. Bring your state's figures up to date and compare its spending with neighboring states. What does the local library staff think of state and city support of the library system? Also, how many books per capita are in your state's libraries?

Per Capita Spending
Ohio $5.57 Colorado 3.14 South
Carolina 		2.12
Indiana 4.95 Virginia 3.07 Delaware 2.09
New York 4.39 Utah 3.05 Oklahoma 2.07
New Jersey 4.00 Wisconsin 3.04 North
Dakota 		2.00
Connecticut 3.88 New
Mexico 		2.88 California 1.99
Massachusetts 3.85 Iowa 2.87 Louisiana 1.93
Nevada 3.78 Oregon 2.77 Alabama 1.90
Washington 3.76 Rhode
Island 		2.77 Georgia 1.87
District of
Columbia 		3.76 Nebraska 2.76 Pennsylvania 1.83
Illinois 3.65 South
Dakota 		2.74 Texas 1.71
Kansas 3.58 Florida 2.68 Kentucky 1.68
Maryland 3.54 Arizona 2.64 Montana 1.55
Missouri 3.51 Maine 2.61 Tennessee 1.48
Alaska 3.48 Michigan 2.43 West
Virginia 		1.46
New
Hampshire 		3.36 Vermont 2.36 Arkansas 1.37
Hawaii 3.29 North
Carolina 		2.32 Mississippi 1.15
Minnesota 3.23 Idaho 2.28 50 states and
D.C. 		2.87
Wyoming 3.16

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