Here are some statistics about the Santa Fe Public Library system, current as of August, 2007 :

• HOURS OPEN:
  • The Main Library, which has the longest hours, is open 64 hours a week. The three libraries together are open 170 hours per week.
  • The catalog is online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Library users are doing more than 30% of all catalog searches, and more than 50% of all renewals, online from home (or anywhere else.)
  • The web pages and the blog are likewise available 24x7x365.

• CIRCULATION: From July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 we circulated 457,463 items
  • 206,731 from the Main Library
  • 211,413 from the La Farge Library
  •   39,319 from the Southside Library, which opened on March 23, 2007.
  • We also filled about 28,100 holds.

• HOLDINGS:
  • There are 198,316 titles in the collection (337,797 separate items). The items include
    • 9550 videos and DVDs
    • 10,700 audio materials (tape and CD)

  • Of the 198,316 titles and 337,797 items,
    • Main has 156,196 items
      
    • La Farge has 113,149 items
      
    • Southside has 68,452 items
      

  • BORROWERS: We have 74,650 borrowers with library cards. About 20% of these are county residents.

  • And, just for fun, WHAT WE READ:
    • The most popular authors in 2006 -||- 2005 -||- 2004 -||- 2003 -||- 2002 -||- 2001 -||- 2000 -||- 1999 -||- 1998.
      
    • Most popular non-fiction titles in 2006 -||-2004 -||-2003 -||-2002 -||-2001