Libraries Statistics National results Number of persons working for Libraries by type of library and type of personnel. Units: number of persons ,Personnel included on the staff: Total,Personnel included on the staff: Professional librarians,Personnel included on the staff: Library assistants,Personnel included on the staff: Specialised personnel,Personnel included on the staff: Other personnel,Personnel not included on the staff: Total,Personnel not included on the staff: Interns,Personnel not included on the staff: Volunteers, Total,24,841,7,428,10,408,2,113,4,892,3,792,1,668,2,124, National,410,153,128,74,55,58,39,19, Autonomous communities central Libraries,361,143,78,66,74,18,18,0, Public,12,998,3,011,6,457,920,2,610,1,771,478,1,293, For specific groups of users (non-specialised),405,21,128,32,224,256,15,241, Libraries in higher education institutions,5,953,2,563,2,743,229,418,834,784,50, Specialised Libraries: Total,4,714,1,537,874,792,1,511,855,334,521, Specialised Libraries: In religious institutions,254,116,53,24,61,140,16,124, Specialised Libraries: In the administration,1,216,386,276,212,342,85,63,22, Specialised Libraries: In research centres,405,172,140,24,69,47,32,15, Specialised Libraries: In professional associations and colleges,373,75,34,48,216,111,51,60, Specialised Libraries: In commercial companies or firms,123,66,19,27,11,4,3,1, Specialised Libraries: In archives and museums,672,205,133,96,238,113,62,51, Specialised Libraries: In health centres,267,101,57,29,80,25,2,23, Specialised Libraries: Other specialised Libraries,1,404,416,162,332,494,330,105,225, Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute