2018 Statistics
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2018 Statistical & Financial Summaries
Facilities: Central Library, 26 neighborhood branches and Mobile Services
Staffing: 698 (589.13 full-time equivalents)
Circulation
| Physical Items | |
| 5,259,202 | |
| Media (CDs, DVDs, audiobooks) | 2,776,990 |
| Equipment (laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, Kill A Watt power meters) |
30,101 |
| Total | 8,066,293 |
| Digital items | |
| E-books and e-audiobooks | 2,843,567 |
| Streaming and downloadable media | 1,021,797 |
| Total | 3,865,364 |
| Total | 11,931,657 |
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Collection Size
| Central Library | 1,014,388 |
| Branches and Other | 885,489 |
| E-collection | 463,911 |
| Total | 2,363,788 |
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Patron Visits
| Central Library and branches | 5,201,945 |
| Online visits (website and catalog visits) | 12,021,472 |
| Total | 17,223,417 |
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Social Media
| Facebook fans | 50,563 |
| Twitter followers | 20,701 |
| Pinterest followers | 2,258 |
| Instagram followers | 16,553 |
Service Levels and Programs
| Assisted Information questions answered | 720,132 |
| Holds placed on physical or digital items | 5,110,734 |
| Database sessions | 370,528 |
| Library classes, events or activities | 10,060 |
| Number of people who attended Library programs | 304,290 |
Operating Budget (Does not include private gifts.)
| Personnel | $55,707,000 |
| Books and Materials | $7,651,000 |
| Equipment | $3,642,000 |
| Maintenance, Security and Utilities | $3,200,000 |
| Supplies | $672,000 |
| Other | $4,105,000 |
| Total | $74,977,000 |
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Meeting rooms
| Private group rentals | 717 |
| Nonprofit groups used free meeting room spaces | 158 |
| Programs hosted by the Library in meeting rooms | 943 |
| Library staff meetings and staff trainings | 837 |
| Total meetings supported | 2,655 |
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Tours
| People who took scheduled group tours of the Central Library | 40 |
| Cell phone tours | 1,094 |
Computer Access: 2,535,306 public computer and Wi-Fi sessions
Event Services manages Central Library meeting facilities and building tours
Volunteers: 642 individuals contributed 22,560 volunteer hours
Photo shoots: $9,775 total revenue
2018 Impact Report Key Statistics
