Public Library Of Cincinnati And Hamilton County
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (PLCH) is a public library system in the United States. In addition to its main library location in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, PLCH operates 41 regional and branch locations throughout Hamilton County.
As of 2010, the PLCH's collection holds about nine million volumes, making it the 12th-largest library in the U.S. In 2008, PLCH had an annual circulation of over fifteen million items. The downtown location alone circulates over four million items annually, the most of any single library location in the country. Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2008 places PLCH tenth among libraries that serve populations of over 500,000. PLCH's various locations had 5,661,940 visitors in 2008.
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