This statistic shows the importance of selected public library services to families in the United States as of July 2013. During the survey, 51 percent of respondents said having a quiet, safe place in a public library was very important.
How important are these public library service to you and your family?
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Pew Research Center. (December 11, 2013). How important are these public library service to you and your family? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/
Pew Research Center. "How important are these public library service to you and your family?." Chart. December 11, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). How important are these public library service to you and your family?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/
Pew Research Center. "How Important Are These Public Library Service to You and Your Family?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/
Pew Research Center, How important are these public library service to you and your family? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
How important are these public library service to you and your family? [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 11, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374280/importance-of-selected-public-library-services-to-families-us/