The 2010 PLDS Statistical Report, an annual project of the Public Library Association, will be available in early July. The PLDS report is designed to meet the needs of public library administrators and others for timely and effective library-specific data that illuminates and supports a wide variety of management decisions. In addition to the library data, each year’s report contains a special survey — this year’s special survey focuses on children’s services.

Attendees of the ALA Annual Conference will be able to purchase a copy of the print report at the ALA store or you can advance order a copy using this form.

The report also is available in a subscription database format. Database users can view PLDS tables, including summary and comparison tables, with searchable data exportable into Excel/CSV file formats, and linked data from other report sections; access summary tables in interactive charts, control the type of chart the information is diplayed in, create customized PLDS datasets, and more. Get the order form and more information here.