The Public Libraries Survey report, released July 16 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, provides a snapshot of public library use, financial health, staffing, and resources in FY 2017. Each year since 1988, the Public Libraries of the United States Survey has provided a national census of America’s public libraries. The data is collected from approximately 9,000 public library systems composed of more than 17,000 individual main libraries, library branches, and bookmobiles in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories.