General information on the libraries of Latvia

The total number of libraries: 1487
38 841 791 units

The total number of registered users: 671048

Number of visits: 15 637 305 (including virtual)

Delivery: 22 373 980

The library services encompass all activity fields and all age groups of the population. From the 1 893223 of Latvia population more than 35 % have registered as active library users. There is one library per 1273 inhabitants. Each user has attended a library on average 14 times per year.

The following libraries operate in Latvia:

  • 1 National Library of Latvia
  • 763 public libraries: including 755 municipal libraries; Latvian Library for the Blind with 7 branch libraries
  • 49 libraries of higher educational establishments
  • 652 libraries of general education and vocational education establishments
  • 22 specialised libraries

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