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	47,335,927	2,492,496	1,666,884	10,473,632	1,120,454	85,026	3,952,517	3,526,790	
National	1,690	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Autonomous communities central Libraries	10,673	3,870	52	497	15	0	43	38	
Public	34,325,255	1,517,696	1,583,724	10,056,538	256,302	83,590	351,738	117,493	
For specific groups of users (non-specialised)	204,575	3,307	243	1,134	5	305	0	547	
Libraries in higher education institutions	11,782,428	877,687	7,325	213,304	840,711	454	3,544,424	3,317,890	
Specialised Libraries: Total	1,011,306	89,936	75,540	202,159	23,421	677	56,312	90,822	
Specialised Libraries: In religious institutions	40,193	3,043	27	170	3	0	2	35	
Specialised Libraries: In the administration	461,777	28,065	49,323	126,112	6,120	501	45,177	17,426	
Specialised Libraries: In research centres	63,217	562	11	629	18	0	1,727	356	
Specialised Libraries: In professional associations and colleges	99,534	3,345	463	6,760	12,831	59	66	1,341	
Specialised Libraries: In commercial companies or firms	9,052	357	121	4,007	25	0	150	2,593	
Specialised Libraries: In archives and museums	46,326	779	242	6,443	0	0	6	111	
Specialised Libraries: In health centres	28,993	19,700	126	463	7	0	7,902	230	
Specialised Libraries: Other specialised Libraries	262,214	34,085	25,227	57,575	4,417	117	1,282	68,730	
Notes:
Source: National Statistics Institute