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