biblioteki publiczne w liczbach 2006 public libraries in figures 2006

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2 Biblioteka Narodowa Instytut Ksià ki i Czytelnictwa The National Library The Books and Readers Institute biblioteki publiczne w liczbach 2006 public libraries in figures 2006 Biblioteka Narodowa Warszawa 2007

3 Opracował zespół w Pracowni Bibliotekoznawstwa Instytutu KsiąŜki i Czytelnictwa w składzie: MAŁGORZATA JEZIERSKA BARBARA BUDYŃSKA ANGELIKA MATUSIAK Konsultacja: JERZY MAJ Oprogramowanie komputerowe: ANNA HALLAY Tłumaczenie na j. angielski: KATARZYNA DIEHL Komplet danych z Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego o działalności bibliotek oraz stanie ludności otrzymano w czerwcu 2007 r. Opracowanie zakończono w październiku 2007 r. ISBN ISSN Biblioteka Narodowa Warszawa 2007 Opracowanie i druk: Wydawnictwo BN al. Niepodległości 213, Warszawa

4 PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN 2006 Discussion of selected aspects INTRODUCTION Public Libraries in Figures 2006 is the 36 th yearbook of this series. It provides data illustrating the state and present condition of Poland s public librarianship that went through fundamental changes after 1989, unleashed by several things: public libraries were moved to the institutional system of the local government, their network was upgraded to a three-degree structure, and, consequently, the new rules of library cooperation were set across each institutional level. The publication reflects also the impact of other far-reaching changes on libraries, including the global civilisational and technological transformations, as well as Polish society-specific changes of a social, demographic and cultural nature. NETWORK STATE AND STRUCTURE According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS) data there were 8, 542 public libraries and library branches in 2006, i. e. 2, 619 libraries and 5, 923 library branches. Compared to 2005 the public library network declined by 49 entities (i.e. by 0.6%), including 17 libraries and 32 branches. In 2006 a tendency persisted of a larger decline in the number of library entities in rural areas against urban areas (in rural areas the number went down by 38 libraries, i. e. a 0.7% decline; and in urban areas by 11 libraries, a nearly 0.4% decline). Despite these losses the network structure has not changed. Rural libraries continue to constitute two thirds of all library entities in Poland (66.2%). Compared to the 1989 data the public library network was reduced by 1, 771 entities, i. e. by 17.2%. It needs to be pointed out that the net 1

5 work reduction has been stopped in the recent years. In the average annual reduction rate of 0.7% was nearly one half lower than in the first decade after 1989 after the gmina libraries were moved to the local government (1.3%). The year-on-year decline in the number of libraries and branches has an impact on the growing index of the service area inhabitants number per one library. In 2006 the index reached a level of 4, 463 inhabitants (in , 442). Since 2004 the data have been presented on the formal and legal situation of public libraries which despite the short observation period has shown visible changes. In 2006 the number of libraries and branches merged with other institutions was 2002 (in , 081, in , 350). Despite the 2001 amendment of the Act on Libraries prohibiting to merge libraries with other institutions, their number in 2006, including branches, was still 23.4% (a 0.8% decline compared to 2005). Over 83% is made up of rural libraries and branches. In 2006 the number of library entities operating within another structure or in a state of organizational merger with another institution fell by 79 libraries (i. e. by 3.8%). AUTOMATION Automation processes in public libraries in the recent years have taken a faster pace. In , 984 libraries and branches (34.5%) used 12, 850 pcs, in 2005 the number of such entities reached 3, 688 (43%) and they disposed of 17, 094 computers, and in 2006 the figure moved up to 4, 456 libraries and branches (52.2%) using 21, 118 computers. The number of libraries making use of computers in 2006 against 2005 went up by 768, i. e. by 20.8%, and the number of computers used rose by 4, 024 (23.5%). The gap between urban and rural areas in terms of library automation visibly decreased. Though the number of automated libraries in rural areas is lower nearly by half (43.3%) compared to towns (69.5%), still the growth rate of the number of libraries that acquired computers in 2006 was higher in rural areas (496 out of 768 libraries i. e. 64.6% are rural libraries). In percentage terms the number of automated libraries rose higher in rural areas (a 25.4% rise) than in urban areas (a 15.7% rise). The growth of the number of computers in rural libraries only confirms this tendency. Admittedly, out of 4,024 computers that libraries bought in 2006, 2, 324 were installed in urban libraries (57.8%), however, a greater percentage growth rate against the hardware already owned in 2005 is shown by rural libraries (a 31.3% rise), than by urban libraries (a 19.9% rise). Thus the fact worth stressing is the clos- 2

6 ing of the gap in library hardware equipment between rural libraries and urban libraries. Out of the total number of 21, 118 computers used in 2006 over a half was accessible to library users (11, 449, i. e. 54.2%). In total, 83.5% of computers were connected to the Internet (a 4.8% rise compared to 2005), including 10, 126 machines accessible to users (57.4%; a 0.9% rise). Out of the total figure of 21, 118 computers 15, 185 (71.9%) worked in library local networks, 962 (4.6%) in the networks of other institutions, 4, 971 as autonomous units (i. e. 23.5%; a 2% decline). In the discussed period the number of computers used in librarybibliographic work went up from 7, 422 to 8, 722, i.e. by 1, 300. The number of machines used in acquisitions, collection processing and bibliography rose from 4, 588 in 2005 to 5, 382 (by over 17%), the number of cataloguing terminals went up from 1, 651 to 2, 091 (by 26.7%). Users and access registers were maintaned by 1, 359 computers (a 29.1% rise compared to the previous year). However, in percentage terms, the share of computers used in library/bibliographic work in the total number of computers used in libraries declined from 43.4% in 2005 to 41.3% in 2006 (i. e. a 2.1% decline). On the average one automated library entity owned 4.7 machines in 2006 (4.6 in 2005), and the general average per one library entity was 2.5 computers (2 in 2005). In rural areas the average number of computers per one library entity was 1.3 (0.95 in 2005), and per one automated library entity 2.9 (2.8 in 2005). In urban areas the figures showed respectively 4.9 and 7.0 computers (4.0 and 6.7 in 2005). The most frequently used library software in public libraries in 2006 was\ MAK, developed and distributed by the National Library (1, 340 installations), followed by SOWA (819), Libra (219), Prolib (107), Aleph (58), Patron (45) and MicroISIS (44). What has been the cause for concern is the proportion between the number of libraries making use of computers and the number of libraries using actual library software. Out of 4, 456 libraries equipped with computers only 2, 629 (i. e. 59%) made use of library software; in urban areas out of 2, 004 libraries library software was installed in 1, 492 (74.5%), and in rural areas in 1, 137 out of 2, 452 (46.4%). LIBRARY POINTS According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS) data the number of library points in 2006 totalled 1, 670, i. e. it went down by another 82 units (i. e. by 4.7% of the 2005 figure). Broken down into urban areas 3

7 and rural areas 23 library points (3.9%), and 59 librarypoints (over 5%) respectively were closed down. Their services were used in 2006 by 117, 650 persons (by 7, 850 less, i. e. 6.3% less than in 2005). They borrowed 1, 450, 728 volumes (the number of borrowings fell by 139, 151, i. e. by 8.8%). The mean number of users per one library point was 70 (72 in 2005), and the number of borrowings per one point averaged 869 (907 in 2005). One user borrowed almost 12 books per one point. In 2006 the services of library points were used by 1.7% of all public library users (no change compared to the year before), however their social reach declined to 0.31% of Poland s population (0.33% in 2005). COLLECTIONS In 2006 public libraries collections reached 135, 498, 892 volumes of books and serials (excluding rare collections), i. e. the number grew by 370, 409 volumes (nearly 0.3%) compared to It is the third year in a row of a rising trend in collection development (following a systematic decline lasting since 1996). The collections grew only in urban libraries which gained 409, 089 volumes (a 0.5% rise). Rural libraries recorded a decline by 38, 680 volumes (0.1%). The nationwide index of the number of volumes per 100 inhabitants reached 355 volumes (it grew by 1 volume compared to 2005, i. e. by 0.3%). The acquisitions in 2006 totalled 4, 566, 598 volumes (19, 681 volumes less compared to 2005), including the purchase of 3, 499, 382 volumes from local government funds and the Ministry of Culture grant (ca. 76.6% per cent of the acquisitions in total). The rest of the incoming publications are books taken over from other libraries 273, 359 volumes (6%) and purchased from other funds 793, 857 volumes (17.4%). Withdrawals (losses/disposal) in public libraries were not much higher than a year before and reached 4, 056, 319 volumes (161, 638 volumes more than in 2005) which accounts for 3% of the previous year s collections (in %). The relative level of withdrawals also went up to 10.6 volumes per 100 inhabitants (in volumes); in urban areas 11.0, and in rural areas 10.1 volumes. It was the third year in a row of the new titles purchase index rise (by 63, 020 volumes, i. e. a 1.8% rise compared to 2005). Though it is not as big as a year ago (36.2%) and two years ago (29.1%), it still allows to maintain purchases at a stable level after many-years decline and to stop the negative trend in new titles purchases. This favourable trend is undoubtedly helped by the ministerial grant that has been approved 4

8 for several years now for new titles purchases (in million PLZ; in million PLZ), and has been bound with the contribution of local government funds. The last two years expenditures on new titles purchases for public libraries surpassed 69 million PLZ (in , 724, 382 PLZ, i. e. 572, 055 PLZ more than a year before). The absolute book purchases growth is also confirmed by growth of the relative index of the number of purchased books per 100 inhabitants. In 2006 this index reached 9.2 volumes per 100 inhabitants (in vols., in vols.). In 2006 and 2005 rural areas showed higher relative book purchase indicators than urban areas. In 2006: rural areas 9.3 volumes per 100 inhabitants, urban areas 9.1; in 2005: rural areas 9.05 volumes, urban areas 8.98 volumes. The book purchase expenditures per one inhabitant grew slightly from 1.81 PLZ in 2005 to 1.83 in 2006, and the expenditures per one library user went up from 9.42 to 9.93 (by 0.51 PLZ). The mean expenditure for one book in 2006 reached PLZ (20.12 PLZ in 2005). AUDIOVISUAL AND ELECTRONIC HOLDINGS In 2006 the audiovisual and electronic holdings made up only 1.8% of all public libraries collections (audiovisual materials 1.7%, electronic documents 0.06%). The size of the audiovisual holdings in 2006 fell 4.0% compared to the previous year (by 102, 683 registered units) and dropped to 2, 447, 449 registered units. This decline was found in urban libraries. The size of electronic holdings rose both in urban and rural areas (by over 19, 000 registered units), though this rise was not as dynamic as a year before (in 2006 a 29.7% rise, in 2005 a 42.5% rise), and they reached 83, 308 registered units. Contrary to the previous year, the electronic holdings percentage growth was higher in urban than in rural areas (30.7% and 21.4% respectively). It mainly enriched the holdings of urban libraries, since special collections, such as audiovisual materials and electronic documents are held chiefly by urban libraries (97.6% of all audiovisual and 90.6% of all electronic collections were registered in towns). The loans of audiovisual materials in public libraries dropped to 3, 030, 702 units (a 10.4% decline compared to the previous year). The on-site access, on the other hand, in this category of holdings rose 7.3% from 178, 687 registered units in 2005 to 191, 648 in The figures for electronic documents show a reverse situation. The number of registered loans reached 127, 523 units, (a 40.7% rise), and on-site access dropped to 1, 091, 927 units (a 6.6% decline). Analyzed to- 5

9 gether, on-site access and loans of audiovisual and electronic holdings declined in rural areas in both categories, and in urban areas in the category of audiovisual materials. USERS Nearly every fifth inhabitant of Poland is a user of public libraries (18.4%). Despite the unfavourable trends in the social reach of public libraries that have persisted for a few years and the problem of departure of young users from the traditional book, children, young people, learners and town inhabitants prevail among public library users. The changes registered in 2006 confirm the hitherto existing tendencies. Similarly to the three preceding years, the year 2006 saw a decline in the number of public library users in Poland to 7, 023, 259 users, i. e. by 314, 018 (a 4.3% decline). This decline in the number of users is twice as large in percentage terms as in 2005 compared to 2004 (a 2.3% decline). The number of users fell both in urban areas (by 261, 588, i. e. 4.8% compared to the previous year), and in rural areas (by 52, 430 i. e. 2.8%). This direction of change was also characteristic for the two preceding years. However, though in 2004 in percentage terms the decline in the number of users in urban and rural areas did not differ much (a 0.9% decline in urban areas, a 0.8% decline in rural areas), yet in 2005 higher percentage decline was registered in towns than in rural areas (2.4% and 2% respectively). The above decline in the absolute number of public library users had an impact on other indicators. The drop in reading was reflected by the relative index (the percentage of public library users against Poland s population): in the total category it went down from 19.2% in 2005 to 18.4% of the country s inhabitants in 2006 (0.8 per cent less): in towns 22.2 per cent (1.1 per cent less than in 2005), in rural areas 12.4 per cent (0.4 per cent less). Also the average number of users per one library entity fell in the total category from 854 in 2005 to 822 in 2006 (i. e. by 3.7 per cent), in urban areas by 4.4 per cent, in rural areas by 2.1 per cent. STRUCTURE OF USERS The analysis of 2006 data confirms that the prevailing category of users continues to shift in the direction of the earlier years of birth. The share of users up to 24 years of age has been systematically going down: in 2003 it accounted for 66.7% of the total number of users, in %, and in %. 6

10 In 2006 according to the raw distribution data users up to 24 accounted for nearly two thirds (62.3%) of the total number of users, including the age group up to 15 as slightly over one fourth (27.5%), the group as 17.3%, and the group as 17.5%. The analysis of the percentages of individual age groups indicates that as in the previous years the percentage of users has declined in all age groups up to 24, and it went down the most in the age group (a 0.7% decline). The share of users above 24 years of age rose gradually from 33.3% in 2003, 34.9 in 2004, 36.3 in 2005, to 37.7% in The rise occurred in all age groups above 24, also in the category, despite the smaller number of users registered in this group when compared to The continued tendency of the ever increasing share of persons above 24 years of age in the total number of public library clients greatly results from the ongoing demographic changes in Polish society, namely the demographic low and society s aging process. An important role is also played by society s educational aspirations and the shifting of the lifetime s education period to the ever older persons, which, among others, is due to growing possibilities in this respect. The drop in the number of public library users registered in 2006 found its reflection in the changes of the user structure by occupation. The most numerous group are pupils 47.0% of the reading clientele. Other user categories are not as prevailing: the unemployed 15.9%, white collar workers 14.6%, students 13.0%. The lowest is the share of farmers 1.0%, other employed 2.8% and workers 5.8%. Compared to 2005, the occupation group that declined most are pupils (a 7.0% decline), followed by the unemployed (a 3.1% decline), and to a lesser extent by students (a 2.9% decline), blue collar workers (a 1.2% decline), and white collar workers (a 0.3% decline). Interestingly, the other employed category rose by 2.1%, and the number of registered farmers rose by 0.6%. Despite the above discussed changes the public library user analysis by age and occupation continues to indicate school pupils and young people up to 24 years of age (62.3% of all public library clients), as well as learners and students (60%) as the prevailing library user groups regardless of the declining figures and indicators for these categories of users in % of library users are town inhabitants. LOANS A consequence of the changing number and structure of library users are changes in the holdings use. In 2006 the users borrowed 137,

11 thousand registered units, including over 134, thousand volumes of books and serials (i. e. 97.5% of all loans), and 3, thousand registered units of special collections (i. e. 2.5%). This shows a decline in the number of loans by over 7, thousand registered units compared to the previous year. This 4.9% decline makes 2005 the second year in a row featuring this unfavourable trend (in 2005 a 4.7% decline compared to 2004). Analogically to the previous year a larger decline was recorded in urban than in rural libraries. In towns the loans went down by 5, thousand, i. e. 5.4% (in %), and in rural areas by 1, thousand, i. e. 3.7% (in %). The declining number of loans results in the drop of the loans index per 100 inhabitants (from 380 in 2005 to 362 registered units in 2006) and the loans index per one user, both in the total category (from 19.8 to 19.6) and in the urban/rural cross-section: in towns from 19.5 to 19.4 and in rural areas from 20.5 to ON-SITE ACCESS The declining number of users reduced the frequency of on-site access and use of library services. In 2006 public libraries offered 108, 990 reading room seats, i. e. 471 (0.4%) more than a year ago. The rise in the number of seats was definitely higher in rural reading rooms (from 55, 644 to 56, 101, a 0.8% rise by 457 seats) than in urban ones (from 52, 875 to 52, 889, a rise by 14 seats). In 2006 the average was 0.3 seats per 100 inhabitants. The number of accessed registered units in 2006 was 36, thousand, which consisted of 35, thousand accessed books and serials, and 1, thousand registered units of special collections. The on-site access declined by 3, thousand registered units (a 7.7 decline) compared to This negative balance resulted from a drop in the on-site access in urban reading rooms by 2, thousand registered units (a 8.4% decline), and in rural reading rooms by thousand registered units (a 4.7% decline). An on-site access decline in the reported year is first of all a consequence of a reduced use of books and serials by 3, thousand volumes (a 7.9% decline) and of special collections by 50.8 thousand registered units (a 3.2% decline). The interest in books and serials in rural reading rooms was over twice as less reduced (a 3.9% reduction) as in urban reading rooms (a 8.7% reduction). 8

12 LIBRARY SPACE The public library office space has improved very slowly, only leading to an ever deeper crisis in this activity area. Library holdings continue to grow, their collections other than a traditional print-on paper book have expanded, they have been equipped with computers, library operations have been automated, as a result of which the technological modernization of their premises has become indispensable. In total the public library office space in 2006 grew to 938, 586 sqm, i. e. by 6, 424 sqm (a 0.7% rise against 2005). In percentage terms it represents the same growth level as in The increase of library space was found both in towns by 4, 629 sqm (i. e. 0.8%), and in rural areas by 1, 795 sqm (i. e. 0.5%). The average space per one library institution (library or branch) was ca sqm, i. e. 1.4 sqm more than a year ago. The size of an average library in all categories and an average branch moved up to sqm (a 1.4% rise), and 70.4 sqm (a 1.3% rise). The average library institution in towns occupied sqm (a 1.2% rise), and in rural areas over three times less 61.2 sqm (a 1.3% rise). The size of branches for children and young people did not change much from 98.9 sqm in 2005 to 99.8 sqm in 2006 (a 0.9% rise). LIBRARY STAFF The year 2006 was the third year in a row of employment growth in public libraries (following the slump of ). The number of employed public librarians grew by 38 persons (i. e. by 0.2%) and reached 17, 566 persons. The reported growth, however, was recorded only in libraries in towns (by 53 persons, i. e. a 0.5% growth), in rural areas the employment level went down by another 15 persons (i. e. 0.2% against the previous year). A positive development in public libraries employment structure is the increased number of full-time employees (84 persons more, i.e. a 0.6% rise), both in urban 23 persons (a 0.2% rise against 2005) and in rural areas 61 persons (a 2% rise). The share of full-time employees did not change much compared to 2005 (in % of the total number of employees, in %). In urban libraries the percentage went up to 88.9% (a 0.2% decline), in rural areas 48.5% (a 1.1% rise). The changes in the library staff education structure in 2006 are not as clear-cut as in the previous years. Though in 2006 the number of staff with university/college-level education rose by 356 employees (7.2%), and the share of librarians with secondary school-level education dropped by 383 persons (5.4%), the share of employees having no 9

13 professional library qualifications moved up by 65 persons (1.2%). The above changes led in 2006 to a decline of the share of library staff with library qualifications in the total number of library employees (from 68.3% to 68.0%, including 30% with a university/college-level qualifications, and 38% with secondary school-level qualifications), and the group of persons having no professional library qualifications increased from 31.7% in 2005 to 32% in The average number of users per one librarian dropped to 400 (19 users less than a year ago, i. e. 4.5% less), whereas the number of items lent per one public librarian went down by 425 to 7, 849 (i. e. a 5.1% decline). FINAL COMMENTS The year 2006 confirmed the trends found in recent years in public libraries. It was a positive year on the one hand, particularly in terms of acquistions, automation, modernisation, and elimination of irregularities in the organization of libraries. Yet on the other hand, the year was not successful if you look at the service use efficiency indicators that define the level of reading achieved in libraries. The absolute and relative number of users went down, as well as the number of loans and items accessed on the library premises. It would be hard to indicate one main or unequivocal cause of library (institutional) reading in Poland. This complex phenomenon is made up of many important elements. These include both library and non-library factors. For librarians it may come as a surprise as it occurred at the time when many positive changes were made in libraries to improve their operation and services. In , compared to the 1990s, the process of closing down public libraries was stopped. Activities were launched to streamline the libraries formal and legal situation. The last two years in particular, thanks to binding the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage s grant for new title purchases with the requirement to organize the library as an institution of culture, in compliance with the Act on Libraries, are the time of recovering the organizational independence of many entities. Despite these changes over 23% of libraries are merged with another institution (over 83% of which are libraries and library branches in rural areas). In the area of creating the library network s intermediary link the powiat libraries the year 2006 was a period of stagnation. In 2006 the number of powiat libraries registered in land powiats was 236 (i. e. libraries with statutory duties to support libraries in the powiat and those entrusted with the task under special agreements), meaning that 74.5% of land powiats created them. 10

14 The last three years ( ) were marked by significant new title acquisitions levels per 100 inhabitants: still 6.6 in 2004, and then 9.0 volumes in 2005 and 9.2 volumes in Stopping the negative trend in new titles acquisitions resulted to a major extent from the Ministry of Culture s grant bound with the local government own funds. This move limited the local governments inclinations to reduce or even withdraw the funds for the purchase of new books upon having received the ministerial grant. In 2006 the total amount spent on book purchases was made up of local government funds (60.7%), and ministerial funds (39.3%). Despite the lack of support on the part of state authorities, and mainly owing to local initiatives, own revenue and funds raised from other sources a half of Poland s libraries and branches in 2006 (52.2%) owned computer equipment. The number of libraries owning computers moved up by 20.8% (in %), and by around one fourth grew the number of computers they owned. These changes enable modernisation of library facilities, automation of library operations, library services based on new technologies, and connection to the Internet. The causes for the declining number of public library users should also be seen in a broad context of sociodemographic, cultural and technological changes. The aging of Polish society, the demographic low and also the economic emigration of young Poles to work abroad are definitely among such causes. The drop in the number of public library users reflects the generally declining number of book reading persons. The national survey on the social reach of books conducted every two years by the National Library s Books and Readers Institute showed a clear decline in 2006 of the percentage of reading persons against the backdrop of Poland s population aged 15 and above (from 58% in 2004 to 50% in 2006). What is worth stressing is that next to regular book shopping libraries have become an equal and most frequent source of access to books, and in 2006 they performed this function for 26% of the total reading population. Instead, the importance and use of the Internet spreading new forms of contact with the book and press has picked up. A return to the optimal indicators as regards the public library clientele, the ability to maintain and encourage it to use libraries, their continuously expanded and modernized services, keeping up with the competitive electronic media requires many-years and consistent efforts to press for greater investment not only in the purchase of new titles, but also in their modernization. The measurable effects in the form of rising reading indicators still need time, they call for active state policy, mature activity of local governments and the efforts of libraries themselves. 11

15 Summary schedule of the situation and activity of the public library network 2006 Specifications Total In town In rural area Libraries and branches: including functioning ones in object with wheelchair facilities Libraries and library branches merged with other institutions Libraries and branches including equipped with pc total public and school libraries Including those operating in a structure of a community cultural centre Including those operating in a structure of other institution total branches childrens departments providing own catal access to external databases Childrens departments Stocks 31.XII Collections (in volumes) Special collections Acquisition of which bought of which from the other libraries Lost Stocks 31.XII Subscription stocks 31.XII.2006 (in registered items) of which audiovisual materials of which electronic documents Borrowers Borrowers by age groups Borrowers occupation less X X X X X X X X X X more X X pupils X X students X X white collars X X workers X X farmers X X other employed X X unemployed X X

16 Summary schedule of the situation and activity of the public library network 2006 Loans outside a library Loans inside a library Service points Library staff Number of pcs including Specification Total In town In rural area books and periodicals books periodicals Special collections in registered items total audiovisual mat electronic doc Number of seats in reading rooms books and periodicals books periodicals Special collections in registered items total audiovisual mat electronic doc Number of library service points Borrowers Loans total in full time Qualified librarians total in full time total working in a network Pcs connected to the Internet Used in library and bibliographic work total accessible to users total acquisitions and/or processing as cataloguing terminals in sers and loans registration Library space (m 2 ) Expenditures (PLN) Books Special collections of which audiovisual materials Subscription (PLN)

17 STATISTICAL TABLES by voivodship administrative order

18 TABLE 1 LIBRARIES, BRANCHES, CHILDREN S DEPARTMENTS AND LIBRARY SPACE LIBRARIES VOIVODSHIP LIBRARIES (the highest level of AND Total voivod- county* urban urban. rural BRANCHES ship munic. rural munic. TOTAL munic. (col. 2+9) BRANCHES others Total for children Children s departments Poland dolnośląskie kujawsko-pomorskie lubelskie lubuskie łódzkie małopolskie mazowieckie opolskie podkarpackie podlaskie pomorskie śląskie świętokrzyskie warmińsko-mazurskie wielkopolskie zachodniopomorskie * In total: rural powiats (according to statutory functions) and towns with powiat status. The libraries performing tasks for other entities in the powiat on the basis of agreements were not included. Library space (m) 2

19 TABLE 2 LIBRARIES MERGED WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of Libraries and library branches merged with other institutions Total Public and school libraries (integrated)* Including those operating in a structure of: a community cultural centre other institution Poland dolnośląskie kujawsko-pomorskie lubelskie lubuskie łódzkie małopolskie mazowieckie opolskie podkarpackie podlaskie pomorskie śląskie świętokrzyskie warmińsko-mazurskie wielkopolskie zachodniopomorskie * Including public-school libraries and libraries merged with community centres (10).

20 TABLE 3 LIBRARIES AND BRANCHES IN RURAL AREAS VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of LIBRARIES AND BRANCHES TOTAL (col. 2+3) LIBRARIES BRANCHES Total for children CHILDREN S DEPART- MENTS Poland dolnośląskie kujawsko-pomorskie lubelskie lubuskie łódzkie małopolskie mazowieckie opolskie podkarpackie podlaskie pomorskie śląskie świętokrzyskie warmińsko-mazurskie wielkopolskie zachodniopomorskie

21 TABLE 4 AUTOMATION IN LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY BRANCHES TOTAL LIBRARIES AND BRANCHES VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of Total NUMBER OF PCS INCLUDING: including equipped with pc providing access to: Pcs connected Total to the Internet total libraries branches own catal. external databases* total accessible to users total** Used in library and bibliographic work, including pcs used in: acquisitions and/or processing as cataloguing terminals Poland dolnośląskie kujawsko-pomorskie lubelskie lubuskie łódzkie małopolskie mazowieckie opolskie podkarpackie podlaskie pomorskie śląskie świętokrzyskie warmińsko-mazurskie wielkopolskie zachodniopomorskie * The data in col. 6 may be bigger than in col. 2 (due to variety of choices). ** The data in col. 10 may be lower than the sum of cols (multiple choices). in users and loans registration

22 TABLE 5 AUTOMATION IN LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY BRANCHES IN RURAL AREAS VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of Total LIBRARIES AND BRANCHES IN RURAL AREAS including equipped with pc providing access to: Pcs connected Total to the Internet total libraries branches own catal. external databases* total NUMBER OF PCS IN RURAL AREAS, INCLUDING: accessible to users total** Used in library and bibliographic work, including pcs used in: acquisitions and/or processing as cataloguing terminals Poland dolnośląskie kujawsko-pomorskie lubelskie lubuskie łódzkie małopolskie mazowieckie opolskie podkarpackie podlaskie pomorskie śląskie świętokrzyskie warmińsko-mazurskie wielkopolskie zachodniopomorskie * The data in col. 6 may be bigger than in col. 2 (due to variety of choices) **The data in col. 10 may be lower than the sum of cols (multiple choices). in users and loans registration

23 TABLE 6 COLLECTIONS, NUMBER OF VOLUMES ACQUISITION AND EXPENDITURES COLLECTIONS VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of EXPENDITURES STOCKS ACQUISITION LOST STOCKS 31.XII XII.2005 Total of which from Total in rural BOOKS SUBSCRIPTION bought the other area libraries total in rural total in rural area area in thousands volumes in thousands PLN in thousands PLN Poland , , ,4 273, , , , , , , ,4 dolnośląskie ,6 349,0 263,7 22,3 371, , , , ,1 775,8 157,2 kujawsko-pomorskie 7 750,6 210,7 167,3 15,3 204, , , , ,0 442,6 150,4 lubelskie 6 910,2 261,1 219,6 1,0 291, , , , ,5 610,0 309,1 lubuskie 3 985,3 127,8 100,4 2,7 112, , , ,3 658,2 350,1 95,1 łódzkie 8 955,0 254,4 190,4 19,1 181, , , , ,4 568,5 187,7 małopolskie ,3 364,2 281,4 32,0 301, , , , ,8 584,4 167,9 mazowieckie ,7 729,3 615,4 33,8 595, , , , , ,6 312,1 opolskie 4 200,2 124,5 102,1 0,4 134, , , ,4 723,0 269,8 58,5 podkarpackie 8 842,4 274,9 221,9 20,8 212, , , , ,8 536,6 216,5 podlaskie 4 478,9 155,1 104,2 12,9 141, , , ,6 858,8 309,2 118,9 pomorskie 6 054,4 217,9 162,4 3,0 222, , , ,3 979,8 537,8 132,6 śląskie ,0 571,4 419,1 40,4 489, , , , , ,9 161,1 świętokrzyskie 4 413,4 110,7 97,7 0,7 100, , , ,5 911,8 341,9 120,1 warmińsko-mazurskie 5 477,2 188,9 122,5 7,9 191, , , ,0 956,7 499,8 146,0 wielkopolskie ,0 412,5 308,7 19,5 304, , , , ,8 809,7 272,2 zachodniopomorskie 7 071,2 214,3 122,5 41,5 201, , , ,2 689,1 513,1 117,9

24 TABLE 7 SPECIAL COLLECTION ACQUISITION AND EXPENDITURES SPECIAL COLLECTIONS VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of STOCKS ACQUISITION 31.XII.2005 Total of which of which audiovisual electronic materials documents LOST STOCKS 31.XII.2006 total Total in rural of which area audiovisual materials of which electronic documents EXPENDITURES Total of which audiovisual materials in thousands registered items in thousands registered items in thousands PLN Poland 4 483,2 230,9 131,0 22,1 146, ,5 69, ,4 83, , ,2 dolnośląskie 479,6 49,8 39,6 4,5 40,9 488,6 5,2 312,1 11,8 471,3 355,4 kujawsko-pomorskie 151,8 15,9 10,4 1,6 8,5 159,3 4,7 63,4 5,0 119,3 50,7 lubelskie 236,2 18,0 6,1 1,3 5,7 248,6 4,2 85,9 3,9 76,9 36,5 lubuskie 167,0 5,0 1,9 0,6 0,7 131,8 0,4 63,6 2,5 74,7 46,4 łódzkie 224,3 5,3 1,7 1,2 5,6 223,6 4,8 152,8 6,3 56,0 32,2 małopolskie 231,0 5,5 3,3 1,7 7,8 228,6 6,6 185,4 6,8 140,1 82,2 mazowieckie 384,4 28,1 21,9 2,9 14,3 398,1 10,2 263,6 14,0 716,9 496,3 opolskie 139,6 5,2 2,4 0,5 1,7 143,2 1,3 104,2 1,1 58,7 33,5 podkarpackie 156,2 5,5 3,6 0,5 1,0 163,6 1,1 138,5 2,8 65,1 29,8 podlaskie 94,1 9,5 1,0 1,1 0,1 103,4 1,8 32,3 3,0 49,0 30,1 pomorskie 143,3 3,7 3,2 0,5 1,3 82,2 2,5 78,2 1,9 83,2 73,6 śląskie 739,0 37,8 13,8 2,9 34,4 742,3 6,4 287,4 12,1 384,6 258,6 świętokrzyskie 61,5 4,6 4,0 0,4 1,1 64,8 0,7 49,5 1,3 162,5 145,6 warmińsko-mazurskie 145,7 8,6 4,5 1,4 6,0 148,3 2,2 73,2 4,3 71,6 40,9 wielkopolskie 469,7 13,5 9,1 0,4 2,7 480,6 11,1 285,1 2,9 120,3 80,9 zachodniopomorskie 659,9 14,8 4,6 0,5 15,3 659,4 6,7 272,3 3,5 80,7 49,4

25 TABLE 8 BORROWERS VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of Total in rural area less 15 by age groups B O R R O W E R S more 60 pupils students white collars occupation in thousands in % of total in % of total workers farmers other empl Poland 7 023, ,4 27,5 17,3 17,5 21,7 10,9 5,1 47,0 13,0 14,6 5,8 1,0 2,8 15,9 dolnośląskie 574,6 118,1 26,3 16,7 17,0 22,4 12,1 5,5 45,1 12,5 14,7 6,5 0,5 3,3 17,3 kujawsko-pomorskie 342,9 98,2 31,9 17,2 16,0 19,6 10,2 5,2 51,2 10,3 13,0 5,2 1,5 2,4 16,3 lubelskie 416,0 162,4 31,0 17,8 16,8 20,3 9,6 4,5 50,1 13,1 13,1 4,3 2,2 1,8 15,4 lubuskie 195,8 46,2 31,3 17,0 16,8 19,5 10,5 4,9 50,8 11,5 12,1 5,2 0,5 3,4 16,5 łódzkie 451,6 106,1 25,2 16,5 16,9 22,9 12,6 5,8 45,2 13,4 14,6 6,2 1,4 2,7 16,6 małopolskie 703,1 212,9 26,6 19,3 18,7 20,4 9,7 5,3 46,7 16,1 14,3 5,4 1,0 2,5 14,2 mazowieckie 886,5 200,8 24,9 16,4 16,7 23,3 11,8 6,8 43,4 13,9 18,9 4,9 1,0 3,5 14,4 opolskie 166,3 53,7 30,0 18,9 16,6 20,2 10,0 4,2 50,1 11,9 13,1 5,7 0,9 3,2 15,1 podkarpackie 393,2 170,9 33,8 20,3 15,4 18,8 8,0 3,7 56,3 10,1 11,8 4,5 0,9 1,8 14,6 podlaskie 176,6 48,0 32,8 19,0 15,5 20,0 8,7 3,9 54,1 10,9 12,8 5,4 1,7 2,2 12,9 pomorskie 348,0 79,0 25,1 16,8 17,4 23,1 11,9 5,7 44,4 11,7 15,4 6,5 0,5 3,0 18,6 śląskie 1 005,0 152,3 22,3 15,9 19,0 25,1 12,7 5,0 40,7 13,6 16,7 8,0 0,2 2,3 18,5 świętokrzyskie 199,0 73,5 28,7 18,6 19,2 20,0 9,4 4,1 48,0 15,6 12,3 4,4 1,7 2,7 15,3 warmińsko-mazurskie 256,9 63,3 30,9 18,1 17,4 20,0 9,6 3,9 51,8 12,3 13,1 4,6 0,8 2,3 14,9 wielkopolskie 600,4 187,5 31,0 17,2 17,1 20,3 10,1 4,4 50,9 11,8 12,8 6,2 1,4 3,1 13,9 zachodniopomorskie 307,5 62,3 27,1 15,9 20,4 20,8 10,8 4,9 46,2 14,0 13,0 4,9 0,5 4,4 17,0 unemployed

26 TABLE 9 EXTERNAL LOANS N U M B E R L O A N S O F : Total* in rural VOIVODSHIP BOOKS PERIODICALS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS area * (the highest level of (in thousands vol.) (in thousands (in thousands registered items) registered items) Total in rural audiovisual mat. electronic doc. in thous. registered items total in rural area total in rural area total in rural total in rural area area area Poland , , , , , , ,8 134, ,7 43,9 127,5 6,8 dolnośląskie , , , ,7 399,4 119,6 462,4 6,7 428,2 1,4 29,0 0,4 kujawsko-pomorskie 6 616, , , ,2 292,7 123,2 189,3 4,4 49,6 4,0 2,3 0,2 lubelskie 8 287, , , ,9 561,7 305,4 345,5 7,0 339,5 3,6 2,7 1,0 lubuskie 3 758, , ,1 934,8 247,2 88,3 78,2 0,2 74,9 0,0 2,3 0,2 łódzkie 8 376, , , ,9 327,5 97,9 168,7 3,3 159,9 2,9 5,8 0,5 małopolskie , , , ,6 378,6 160,4 139,8 4,7 124,7 4,2 7,6 0,5 mazowieckie , , , ,8 537,4 182,5 611,6 49,3 546,2 11,0 7,0 0,8 opolskie 3 351,1 971, ,0 918,6 119,7 52,2 49,4 0,2 48,6 0,0 0,4 0,2 podkarpackie 7 564, , , ,4 188,6 130,3 164,9 25,6 139,6 1,5 0,3 0,0 podlaskie 3 349, , , ,6 110,2 60,4 40,9 2,2 33,8 0,2 5,5 1,9 pomorskie 6 820, , , ,5 350,5 141,1 70,9 0,7 67,6 0,2 2,7 0,0 śląskie , , , ,5 869,2 143,7 377,7 7,8 332,6 6,8 39,7 0,8 świętokrzyskie 3 713, , , ,1 303,0 142,5 90,5 6,5 37,0 0,4 8,2 - warmińsko-mazurskie 4 870, , , ,4 305,0 136,7 208,9 1,7 200,7 1,7 7,4 0,1 wielkopolskie , , , ,0 396,9 169,3 269,2 11,2 255,5 3,5 1,4 0,2 zachodniopomorskie 6 137, , , ,7 262,6 116,8 201,8 2,6 192,4 2,4 5,2 0,2 * Included special collections.

27 TABLE 10 LOANS OF LIBRARY MATERIALS IN READING ROOMS NUMBER NUMBER LOANS OF: of seats BOOKS PERIODICALS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS VOIVODSHIP in reading rooms (in thousands vol.) (in thousand (in thousands registered items) (the highest level of registered items) total in rural audiovisual mat. electronic doc. total in rural total in rural total in rural area total in rural total in rural area area area area area Poland , , , , ,9 313,7 191,6 12, ,9 285,0 dolnośląskie ,6 332, ,4 187,8 79,9 0,7 17,6 0,2 54,1 0,3 kujawsko-pomorskie ,5 226,3 597,8 130,0 31,9 1,2 2,1 0,8 20,3 0,4 lubelskie ,6 198,5 836,2 270,0 11,2 3,0 0,4 0,4 1,4 0,3 lubuskie ,0 192,1 795,1 228,6 14,7 0,5 5,8 0,0 6,8 0,5 łódzkie ,2 191, ,3 214,0 53,5 3,2 9,6 0,6 28,2 2,6 małopolskie ,7 353, ,0 151,2 667,9 242,0 6,6 1,0 653,5 240,9 mazowieckie ,7 375, ,0 248,0 235,3 28,8 20,9 1,0 197,1 26,2 opolskie ,2 130,0 740,3 74,6 6,2 0,8 3,2-1,1 0,8 podkarpackie ,9 202,1 886,8 240,3 44,2 7,6 6,4 0,7 12,5 5,4 podlaskie ,0 63,5 450,0 102,4 31,5 0,5 7,4 0,0 2,3 0,5 pomorskie ,5 232, ,7 239,7 21,3 3,8 3,6 1,2 13, 8 0,3 śląskie ,2 193, ,7 115,1 171,1 3,9 73,7 2,7 52, 2 1,1 świętokrzyskie ,7 191, ,4 140,4 39,0 5,7 0,1 0,1 10,9 0,0 warmińsko-mazurskie ,0 144,2 958,7 195,9 32,2 3,8 14,2 0,9 10,4 2,9 wielkopolskie ,4 349, ,1 192,7 24,9 4,9 8,3 1,2 3,4 0,7 zachodniopomorskie ,7 399, ,6 285,3 72,1 3,4 11,7 1,3 24,0 2,1

28 TABLE 11 LIBRARY SERVICE POINTS VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of NUMBER OF LIBRARY SERV. POINTS total in rural area BORROWERS (in thousands) LOANS* (in thousands) total in rural total area in rural area Poland ,7 61, ,6 831,1 dolnośląskie ,4 4,6 108,6 57,5 kujawsko-pomorskie ,2 5,4 153,8 70,1 lubelskie ,0 5,7 121,0 83,0 lubuskie ,0 2,9 88,6 46,0 łódzkie ,4 1,9 137,7 27,5 małopolskie ,1 2,3 49,8 23,6 mazowieckie ,3 4,7 168,3 66,4 opolskie ,9 0,5 4,5 2,5 podkarpackie ,6 2,2 55,6 28,0 podlaskie ,8 1,2 26,0 20,1 pomorskie ,5 4,4 60,8 44,9 śląskie ,1 1,9 36,5 24,9 świętokrzyskie ,6 0,6 18,5 9,1 warmińsko-mazurskie ,0 4,1 77,9 68,7 wielkopolskie ,4 14,1 326,4 194,1 zachodniopomorskie ,3 5,3 128,6 65,0 * Included special collections.

29 TABLE 12 LIBRARY STAFF VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of TOTAL in rural area IN FULL TIME QUALIFIED LIBRARIANS Total in rural univers. others area degree Poland dolnośląskie kujawsko-pomorskie lubelskie lubuskie łódzkie małopolskie mazowieckie opolskie podkarpackie podlaskie pomorskie śląskie świętokrzyskie warmińsko-mazurskie wielkopolskie zachodniopomorskie

30 TABLE 13 INDEXES OF MEANS AND THE ORGANIZATION BASE Population in served area (average) Number of pcs Library space (m 2 ) Stocks in volumes Books bought in vol. VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of per one library institution* Number of seats reading rooms per 100 inhabitants Poland ,5 2,5 0, ,2 dolnośląskie ,2 2,8 0, ,1 kujawsko-pomorskie ,6 2,3 0, ,1 lubelskie ,3 2,3 0, ,1 lubuskie ,1 3,3 0, ,0 łódzkie ,8 2,4 0, ,4 małopolskie ,2 2,1 0, ,6 mazowieckie ,2 2,0 0, ,9 opolskie ,7 2,9 0, ,8 podkarpackie ,7 2,7 0, ,6 podlaskie ,4 2,3 0, ,7 pomorskie ,2 1,8 0, ,4 śląskie ,6 2,7 0, ,0 świętokrzyskie ,7 2,2 0, ,6 warmińsko-mazurskie ,4 2,8 0, ,6 wielkopolskie ,3 2,4 0, ,1 zachodniopomorskie ,7 3,9 0, ,2 * l. e. per one library or one branch.

31 TABLE 14 INDEXES OF INTENSITY OF SERVICES VOIVODSHIP (the highest level of Borrowers per one library institution* Borrowers per sq. m. of library interior Borrowers per one librarian Loans ** per one librarian Loans*** in reading rooms per 1 seat Poland 822 7, dolnośląskie 868 7, kujawsko-pomorskie 744 7, lubelskie 688 8, lubuskie 728 5, łódzkie 801 7, małopolskie , mazowieckie 884 8, opolskie 513 5, podkarpackie 561 6, podlaskie 706 6, pomorskie , śląskie , świętokrzyskie 670 7, warmińsko-mazurskie 751 6, wielkopolskie 820 7, zachodniopomorskie 807 4, * I. e. per one library or one branch. ** Outside a library, included special collections. *** Inside a library, included special collections.