California cities captured six of
the bottom ten places in the public library category of the most recent "America's
Most Literate Cities report" (2013). Los Angeles public libraries ranked 69th
out of 77.
The
report analyzes data from 77 cities with populations of 250,000 and above.
The bottom ten:
68. Anaheim, CA
69. Los Angeles, CA
70. Anchorage, AK
71. Bakersfield, CA
72. Sacramento, CA
73. Mesa, AZ
74. Fresno, CA
75. Stockton, CA
76. Aurora, CO
77. Santa Ana, CA
Miller, J. 2013. "America's Most Literate
Cities, 2013."
The library rankings are based on
1.
Number
of branch libraries per 10,000 library service population.
2.
Volumes
held in the library per capita of library service population
3.
Number
of circulations per capita of library service population
4.
Number
of library professional staff per 10,000 library service population
"These numbers
were then divided by the city population in order to calculate ratios of
library services and resources available to the population."
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