HOURS OPEN:

• The Main Library, which has the longest hours, is open 64 hours a week.
• The three libraries together are open 177 hours per week.
• The catalog is online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• The web pages and the blog are likewise available 24x7x365.

CIRCULATION:

From July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, we circulated 664,028 items.

• 263,608 from Main Library
• 186,942 from La Farge Library
• 213,478 from Southside Library
• We filled about 50,484 holds.

HOLDINGS:

• As of June 2009:
  
  • There are 211,793 titles in the collection
  • 368,077 separate items
  • 14,011 videos and DVDs
  • 8,817 audiobooks (tape and CD)
  • 4,176 music CDs
    
    
• Of the 211,793 titles and 368,077 items:
  
  • 158,921 at Main
  • 117,397 at La Farge
  • 91,759 at Southside

BORROWERS:

• As of June 2009, we have 80,877 borrowers with library cards.
• About 20% of these are county residents.
• We create about 600 new cards each month

SERVICES:

July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009

• Number of Programs: 624
  • 499 Children's
  • 72 Young Adult
  • 14 Adult
  • 39 Outreach
    
• Program Attendance: 16,813
  • 15,126 Children's
  • 744 Young Adult
  • 373 Adult
  • 570 Outreach
    
• Reference Questions: 236,649
  • 117,866 at Main
  • 52,211 at La Farge
  • 66,572 at Southside
    
• Computer Users: 137,817
  • 58,740 at Main
  • 34,967 at La Farge
  • 44,110 at Southside
    
• Community Meetings: 2,601
  • 492 at Main
  • 467 at La Farge
  • 1,642 at Southside

Compare to last year's statistics!