Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked library chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Central Library and Arlington Public Library sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Central Library | ▲1 | -4.0% |
| 2 | A Arlington Public Library | ▲1 | -6.3% |
| 3 | L Lorain Public Library System | ▲1 | -8.4% |
| 4 |
B
Brooklyn Public Library
|
- | -9.5% |
| 5 |
N
New York Public Library
|
- | -12.7% |
| 6 | O Orange County Library System | ▲1 | -16.0% |
| 7 |
C
Charles County Public Library
|
▼1 | -21.5% |
| 8 | S San Diego County Library | ▼3 | -29.6% |
- Avon Free Public Library
- Dale City Library
- Troy University
- Seaside Square Library
- Bear Library
- Lawrence Tech Library
- Columbus State Community College
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,385 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Avon Free Public Library (1)
- Dale City Library (1)
- Troy University (2)
- Seaside Square Library (1)
- Bear Library (1)
- Lawrence Tech Library (1)
- Columbus State Community College (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 S San Diego County Library 7
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2
N
- 3 L Lorain Public Library System 3
- 4 O Orange County Library System 3
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5
H
Howard County Library 3
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6
C
- 7 C Central Library 3
- 8 A Arlington Public Library 3
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9
B
- 10 D Delaware County District Library 2
- 11 K Kenton County Public Library 2
- 12 S Sam Houston State University 2
- 13 D Dorchester County Library 2
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14
H
Harford County Public Library 2
- 15 A Aurora Public Library 2
- 16 A Austin Public Library 2
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17
L
Live Oak Public Libraries 2
- 18 M MarinHealth 2
- 19 O Orange County Library 2
- 20 D Denver Public Library 2
- 21 C Community Resource Center 2
- 22 L Library of Congress 2
- 23 M MidPointe Library 2
- 24 N New Hanover County Public Library 2
- 25 H Houston Public Library 2
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26
T
Troy University 2
- 27 B Bay Point Library 1
- 28 M Medina County District Library 1
- 29 J Johnston Public Library 1
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30
B
Baltimore County Public Library 1
- 31 K Kuna Library 1
- 32 R Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County 1
- 33 C Clover Hill Library 1
- 34 M Manheim Township Public Library 1
- 35 C Charles City County Library 1
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36
W
West View Hub 1
- 37 T The Little Green Library 1
- 38 S Snow Hill Library 1
- 39 N New Ellenton Library 1
- 40 N North Falmouth Library 1
- 41 M Montclair Community Library 1
- 42 P Prosser Public Library 1
- 43 S Silver Falls Library 1
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44
C
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library 1
- 45 H Henry Miller Memorial Library 1
- 46 G Gail Borden Public Library 1
- 47 D Daviess County Public Library 1
- 48 L Lancaster Public Library 1
- 49 W West Florida Public Library 1
- 50 N New Paris Branch Library 1
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