Libraries Statistics
National results
Number of domiciliary loans to users made over the year by libraries   by type of library and type of loan
Units: number of loans

	Books	Periodical publications	Sound files	Audiovisual documents	e-books	Electronic games	Other electronic documents	Other documents	
Total	51,678,364	1,737,120	2,246,898	12,546,428	776,232	174,005	3,643,310	3,326,182	
National	529	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Autonomous communities central Libraries	9,262	8,269	22	232	18	0	33,656	58	
Public	35,329,397	1,651,136	2,141,898	12,029,954	126,419	171,259	420,445	184,096	
For specific groups of users (non-specialised)	223,896	2,649	212	1,373	79,515	0	0	30	
Libraries in higher education institutions	14,877,987	21,026	26,916	254,954	436,140	1	3,129,664	3,048,572	
Specialised Libraries: Total	1,237,293	54,040	77,850	259,915	134,140	2,745	59,545	93,426	
Specialised Libraries: In religious institutions	48,243	4,409	3	143	2	0	0	0	
Specialised Libraries: In the administration	540,650	16,644	37,954	161,363	1,748	2,586	32,845	15,222	
Specialised Libraries: In research centres	66,215	440	35	477	15	0	1,699	122	
Specialised Libraries: In professional associations and colleges	100,301	6,712	643	7,787	380	77	26	1,123	
Specialised Libraries: In commercial companies or firms	4,192	516	68	543	126,863	0	5,287	3,691	
Specialised Libraries: In archives and museums	52,185	900	148	9,445	38	0	6	62	
Specialised Libraries: In health centres	22,061	7,297	69	192	7	0	18,726	143	
Specialised Libraries: Other specialised Libraries	403,446	17,122	38,930	79,965	5,087	82	956	73,063	
Notes:
Source: National Statistics Institute