Public libraries: GENERAL INFORMATION in 2021

The German Library Statistics (DBS) is the national statistics of the German library system and contains statistical key figures. It includes public libraries, scientific libraries, as well as specialized scientific libraries. More information can be found at [DBS](https://www.bibliotheksstatistik.de/).
This dataset contains the following information on public libraries in Bavaria in 2021:
Number of inhabitants of the library site, number of institutions, ... of which: Branches, ... of which: Driving libraries, number of external service stations, total audience area (m2), 1. ... of which: Public area of the main office (m2), annual opening hours with library staff, 1. Annual opening hours for Open Library (service-free time), 2. In the reporting year, did you offer additional offers such as click and collect, bring services or similar?, weekly opening hours with library staff, 1st weekly opening hours for Open Library (service-free time)
Note: Due to the pandemic, the data for the reporting years 2020/2021/2022 are only comparable to a limited extent with those of previous years!