Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of largest libraries in the United States

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎. List of largest libraries is a much shorter article and I think a Merge of this article to that one would be disproportionate and cause a focus on the U.S. on an article that has a global focus. I think the arguments that this be retained as a standalone article are persuasive. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:44, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of largest libraries in the United States[edit]

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This seems to be a content fork of List of largest libraries. I think the same information can be used in that article. It is also the only article of its type tailored to a specific country. Interstellarity (talk) 02:07, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Out of date statistics: List of largest libraries data back to 2009, and List of largest libraries in the United States as old as 2016. The internet has had significant impact on libraries and their holdings. — Maile (talk) 03:00, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Museums and libraries, Lists, and United States of America. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 05:10, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep. Not a content fork, but an article with a focus on a specific nation, one that happens to be one of the larger English speaking countries in the world. Out of date statistics are fine here and seem to be clearly labeled at this time. (And considering Maile's point above about the impact of the internet, there may even be value in keeping statistics for various time periods.) Meets the general criterion of WP:NLIST, for example: [1][2][3]. —siro χ o 09:09, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep as a United States stand-alone list. Different criteria from Largest libraries in the world. i.e. - there is no way to quantify how many people visit the US libraries. — Maile (talk) 15:23, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.