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Co-operation
and access schemes in Irish libraries
2. Public Libraries
There are 351 branch libraries provided by 32 library authorities.
In 2002 (most recent figures available), there were 809,158 registered
members in the public library system, equivalent to 21% of the population.
Membership figures alone do not reflect the increasing level of usage
by adults of the reference, information and other services in public
libraries, such as local history and exhibitions.
A survey carried out in January 2002 revealed that there are over
12 million visits to Irish public libraries each year. Another survey
commissioned in 2003, puts the level of usage at 36%, with over two-thirds
of the population having been a member of a public library at some
point. For more information on public libraries see http://www.librarycouncil.ie
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