2019 Statistical & Financial Summaries
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2019 Statistical & Financial Summaries
Facilities: Central Library, 26 neighborhood branches and Mobile Services
Staffing: 695 (585 full-time equivalents)
Circulation
| Physical Items | |
| 5.2 million | |
| Media (CDs, DVDs, audiobooks) | 2.5 million |
| Equipment (laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, Kill A Watt power meters) |
23,000 |
| Total | 7.8 million |
| Digital items | |
| E-books and e-audiobooks | 3.4 million |
| Streaming and downloadable media | 1.4 million |
| Total | 4.8 million |
| Total Circulation | 12.6 million |
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Collection Size
| Central Library | 1.03 million |
| Branches and other | 850,000 |
| E-collection | 530,000 |
| Total Collection size | 2.4 million |
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Patron Visits
| Central Library and branches | 4.9 million |
| Online visits (website and catalog visits) | 12.5 million |
| Total Patron Visits | 17.4 million |
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Social Media
| Facebook fans | 53,625 |
| Twitter followers | 22,476 |
| Pinterest followers | 2,405 |
| Instagram followers | 20,129 |
Service Levels and Programs
| Assisted Information questions answered | 695,000 |
| Holds placed on physical or digital items | 5.2 million |
| Database sessions | 345,000 |
| Library classes, events or activities | 9,200 |
| Number of people who attended Library programs | 275,000 |
| Public computer and Wi-Fi sessions | 2.5 million |
| Number of people who attended Library programs | 275,000 |
| Volunteers | 630 individuals, 21,900 volunteer hours |
Operating Budget (Does not include private gifts.)
| Personnel | $56.2 million |
| Books and materials | $7.9 million |
| Equipment | $2 million |
| Maintenance, security and utilities | $3.5 million |
| Supplies | $670,000 |
| Other | $4.9 million |
| Total Operating Budget | $75.2 million |
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Meeting rooms
| Private group rentals | 540 |
| Nonprofit groups used free meeting room spaces | 140 |
| Programs hosted by the Library in meeting rooms | 900 |
| Library staff meetings and staff trainings | 900 |
| Total meetings supported | 2,500 |
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| Meeting room rental revenue | $210,500 |
Tours
| People who took scheduled group tours of the Central Library | 540 |
| Cell phone tours | 1,540 |
| Photo shoot revenue | $4,250 |
2019 Impact Report Key Statistics
