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	44,828,777	2,994,701	1,222,394	8,252,627	4,200,272	54,038	9,478,485	6,724,054	
National	1,696	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	
Autonomous communities central Libraries	11,618	3,676	35	297	1	0	67	84	
Public	34,164,714	1,339,737	1,197,605	7,957,514	553,104	53,056	456,815	139,169	
For specific groups of users (non-specialised)	149,654	3,709	1,556	2,256	0	0	6	415	
Libraries in higher education institutions	9,742,806	1,607,584	2,773	92,186	3,623,957	908	8,997,241	6,461,356	
Specialised Libraries: Total	758,289	39,995	20,425	200,374	23,210	74	24,356	123,030	
Specialised Libraries: In religious institutions	40,769	2,773	55	119	10	0	2	15	
Specialised Libraries: In the administration	178,902	11,005	742	3,173	2,764	0	18,388	5,315	
Specialised Libraries: In research centres	41,841	768	107	706	333	0	1,899	179	
Specialised Libraries: In professional associations and colleges	93,254	2,654	419	4,565	11,421	25	51	1,023	
Specialised Libraries: In commercial companies or firms	7,884	96	50	3,867	3	0	500	3,079	
Specialised Libraries: In archives and museums	95,351	716	113	150,632	0	0	0	128	
Specialised Libraries: In health centres	21,287	12,868	0	435	1,000	0	1,761	4,648	
Specialised Libraries: Other specialised Libraries	279,001	9,115	18,939	36,877	7,679	49	1,755	108,643	
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Source: National Statistics Institute