The source adds: A public library is an administrative entity, the agency that is legally established under local or state law to provide public library service to the population of a local jurisdiction. The administrative entity may have a single public library service outlet, or it may have more than one outlet.
As of the fiscal year of 2019, New York state had the highest number of public libraries in the United States, with *** libraries. This was followed by Illinois (with *** public libraries), Texas (with ***), and Iowa (with *** libraries).
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