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Annual Report 2005 / 2006

 
Service Area 8,171 square miles
Population Served 779,869
Total Public Service Hours 46,024
Main Library 1
Branches 25
Bookmobiles 2
Bookmobile Stops 11
Registered Borrowers 261,000
% of Population Registered 33%
Circulation 1,665,103
Circulation per Capita 2.14
Borrowed 49,733
Lent 75,753
Reference Questions 301,115
Programs Offered 2,489
Attendance 50,083
Total Library Materials 994,769
Total Book Volumes 951,116
New Volumes 60,976
New Titles Added 12,553
Government Documents 16,250
Microforms 14,858
Periodical Subscriptions 661
Audio-Visual Items 50,779
Total Staff 163 = 126.3 FTE*
Volunteers 420 = 9.51 FTE*
*Full-Time Equivalent; does not include extra help
Total Expenditures $8,176,609
Per Capita Expenditures (excludes capital, General Services Maintenance, utilities, and custodial costs) $10.37
1st District Jon McQuiston
2nd District Don Maben
3rd District Barbara Patrick,
Chairperson
4th District Ray Watson
5th District Michael J. Rubio
Diane R. Duquette
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