Public library statistics
Public library boards are required to submit an annual report to Alberta Municipal Affairs reporting statistics related to public library service delivery. The data from each library's annual report is compiled in the Public Library Statistics document. Financial details in the document are compiled from financial reports filed by each library board.
Datasets available for download
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2018 Public Library StatisticsXLSX
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2018 local appropriationXLSX
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Public Library Funding 2018 : Average of Local...PDF
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Public Library Funding 2018 : Average of Local...PDF
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Local Appropriations Received by Municipal...PDF
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Provincial and Municipal Support for Public...PDF
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Provincial and Municipal Support for Public...PDF
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Local Appropriation All-Stars (2005-2018)PDF
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2017 Public Library StatisticsXLSX
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Alberta's public libraries 2017 summaryPDF
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Public Library Funding 2017 : Average of Local...PDF
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Local Appropriations Received by Municipal...PDF
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2016 Public Library StatisticsXLSX
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2016 local appropriationXLSX
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Alberta's public libraries 2016 summaryPDF
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Public Library Funding 2016 : Average of Local...PDF
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Public Library Funding 2016 : Average of Local...PDF
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Local Appropriations Received by Municipal...PDF
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Provincial and Municipal Support for Public...PDF
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Provincial and Municipal Support for Public...PDF
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Local Appropriation All-Stars (2005-2016)PDF
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2015 Public Library StatisticsXLSX
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2015 Summary (Quick Facts Statistics)PDF
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2015 Average of Local Appropriation to...PDF
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2015 Average of Local Appropriation to...PDF
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2015 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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2014 Public Library StatisticsXLS
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2014 Summary (Quick Facts Statistics)PDF
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2014 Average of Local Appropriation to...PDF
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2014 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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2013 Public Library StatisticsXLS
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2013 Summary (Quick Facts Statistics)PDF
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2013 Average of Local Appropriation to...PDF
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2013 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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2012 Public Library StatisticsXLS
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2012 Summary (Quick Facts Statistics)PDF
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2012 Average of Local Appropriation to...PDF
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2012 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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2011 Public Library StatisticsXLS
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2011 Summary (Quick Facts Statistics)PDF
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2011 Average of Local Appropriation to...PDF
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2011 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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2010 Public Library StatisticsXLS
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2010 Summary (Quick Facts Statistics)PDF
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2010 Average of Local Appropriation to...PDF
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2010 Top Thirty - Local Appropriation received...PDF
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2009 Public Library StatisticsXLS
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2009 Public Library StatisticsPDF
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2009 Summary (Quick Facts Statistics)PDF
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2009 Average of Local Appropriation to...PDF
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2009 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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2009 Alberta Public Library Card FeesPDF
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2008 Public Library StatisticsPDF
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2008 Average Local Appropriation to Library...PDF
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2008 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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2007 Public Library StatisticsPDF
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2007 Average Local Appropriation to Library...PDF
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2007 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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2006 Public Library StatisticsPDF
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2006 Average Municipal Support Per Capita -...PDF
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2006 Top Thirty Municipalities - Municipal...PDF
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2005 Public Library StatisticsPDF
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2005 Average Local Appropriation to Library...PDF
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2005 Top Thirty - Local Appropriations...PDF
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| Last Updated | October 20, 2025, 00:40 (UTC) |
| Created | October 20, 2025, 00:40 (UTC) |
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Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
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Arts, Culture and History |
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Title
Title for the Dataset.
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Public library statistics |
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Description
A description of the dataset.
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Public library boards are required to submit an annual report to Alberta Municipal Affairs reporting statistics related to public library service delivery. The data from each library's annual report is compiled in the Public Library Statistics document. Financial details in the document are compiled from financial reports filed by each library board. |
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Keywords/tags categorizing the dataset.
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Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
File format of the dataset.
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Dataset Size
Dataset size in megabytes.
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Metadata Identifier
Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
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Published Date
Published date of the dataset.
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Time Period Data Span (start date)
Start date of the data in the dataset.
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1990-01-01 |
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Time Period Data Span (end date)
End date of time data in the dataset.
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2013-01-01 |
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GeoSpatial Area Data Span
A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.
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Access category
Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).
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unrestricted |
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License
License used to access the dataset.
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Open Government Licence - Alberta |
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Limits on use
Limits on use of data.
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Location
Location of the dataset.
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https://open.alberta.ca/publications/1189-4644 |
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Data Service
Data service for accessing a dataset.
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
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Municipal Affairs Community Development (1992-2006) Culture and Multiculturalism (1987-1992) |
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Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
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Alberta Municipal Affairs. Public Library Services Branch |
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Contact Point Email
The email to contact regarding access?
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Publisher
Publisher of the dataset.
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Publisher Email
Email of the publisher.
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[email protected] |
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Author
Author of the dataset.
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Author Email
Email of the author.
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Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
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Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
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Language
Language(s) of the dataset
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English |
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Link to dataset description
A URL to an external document describing the dataset.
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Persistent Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent identifier.
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Globally Unique Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier.
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Contains data about individuals
Does the data hold data about individuals?
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Contains data about identifiable individuals
Does the data hold identifiable data about individual?
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Contains Indigenous Data
Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
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Portal Type
Platform type of the source portal.
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Version
Version of the datatset
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None |
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Source
Source of the dataset.
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None |
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Version notes
Version notes about the dataset.
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Is version of another dataset
Link to dataset that it is a version of.
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Other versions
Link to datasets that are versions of it.
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Provenance Text
Provenance Text of the data.
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Provenance URL
Provenance URL of the data.
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Temporal resolution
Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
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GeoSpatial resolution in meters
Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
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GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.
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Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
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Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
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The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
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Number of data rows
If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
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Number of data columns
If tabular dataset, total number of unique columns.
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Number of data cells
If tabular dataset, total number of cells with data.
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Number of data relations
If RDF dataset, total number of triples.
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Number of entities
If RDF dataset, total number of entities.
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Number of data properties
If RDF dataset, total number of unique properties used by the triples.
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Data quality
Describes the quality of the data in the dataset.
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Metric for data quality
A metric used to measure the quality of the data, such as missing values or invalid formats.
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