The source adds: A public library is an administrative entity, the agency that is legally established under local or state law to provide public library service to the population of a local jurisdiction. The administrative entity may have a single public library service outlet, or it may have more than one outlet.
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U.S. number of full-time staff in public libraries FY 2019, by state
As of the fiscal year of 2019, New York state had the highest number of full-time-equivalent staff in public libraries in the United States, with around * employees. The states with the next highest number of full-time-equivalent public library staff were California, Ohio, and Illinois.
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