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, Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute