LIBRARIES WITH COLLECTION ABOVE 200 THOUSANDS
1. LIBRARIES WITH COLLECTION ABOVE 200 THOUSANDS
  2004 2006 2007 2008
Libraries - number 50 48 49 47
Collection - thousands 35 143 34 966 35 422 34 987
  of which: Books 18 902 18 562 18 856 18 411
Loans to users -  thousands 7 788 7 437 7 428 6 842
  of which: Books 5 341 5 229 5 245 4 868
Users - thousands 321 286 267 253
2.  LIBRARIES BY CATEGORY WITH COLLECTION ABOVE 200 THOUSANDS IN 2008
(Number)
Category of libraries   Libraries Collections - thousands Users -
thousands 		Loans to users - thousands
Total of which: Books Total of which: Books
Total 47 34 987 18 411 253 6 842 4 868
National library 1 7 639 1 683 13 495 118
Non-specialized libraries of a learned character 27 11 867 10 117 125 3 735 2 890
Public libraries 4 1 063 999 9 338 230
Libraries of instituttions of higher education 11 5 666 4 223 100 2 221 1 618
Specialised libraries 4 8 752 1 389 6 53 12
3. LIBRARIES WITH COLLECTION ABOVE 200 THOUSANDS BY STATISTICAL ZONE AND STATISTICAL REGION IN 2008
(Number)
Statistical zones and
statistical regions		 Libraries Collections - thousands Users - thousands Visits - thousands Loans to users - thousands
Total 47 34 987 253 3 005 6 842
North and South-East Bulgaria
North-West 6 1 793 15 223 556
North Central 8 3 295 52 693 1 527
North-East 6 2 700 36 375 963
South-East 7 2 461 29 416 984
South-West and South Central Bulgaria
South-West 12 21 442 78 937 1 904
South Central 8 3 296 43 361 908

Published on 22.05.2009

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