Texas Public Library Summary for 2003

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Alamo Area Library System - AALS

Summary

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Libraries reporting	46	0	46
Population served (SFY 2005)	2,008,119	0	2,008,119
Population unserved (SFY 2005)		33,846
Number of branches	25	0	25
Number of bookmobiles	1	0	1
Public service outlets	1	0	1

EXPENDITURES ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Salaries and wages	13,267,840	0	13,267,840
Employee benefits	4,061,937	0	4,061,937
Subtotal: wages and benefits	17,329,777	0	17,329,777
Print materials	3,576,862	0	3,576,862
Serial subscriptions	548,932	0	548,932
Other materials	848,674	0	848,674
Subtotal: library materials	4,974,468	0	4,974,468
Furniture and equipment	578,373	0	578,373
Other operating expenses	4,086,349	0	4,086,349
Subtotal: miscellaneous	4,664,722	0	4,664,722
Total direct expenditures	26,968,967	0	26,968,967
Indirect costs	10,544	0	10,544
Total operating expenditures	26,979,511	0	26,979,511
Salaries & wages per capita	6.61	0.00	6.61
Materials expend. per capita	2.48	0.00	2.48
Total operating expend. per capita	13.44	0.00	13.44
Capital Outlay	1,473,818	0	1,473,818
% of Total Operating Expenses Wages & benefits	64%	0%	64%
% of Total Operating Expenses Library materials	18%	0%	18%
% of Total Operating Expenses Miscellaneous other	17%	0%	17%
% of Total Operating Expenses Indirect costs	0%	0%	0%

INCOME BY SOURCE ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
City	23,065,206	0	23,065,206
County	2,189,261	0	2,189,261
School district	202,440	0	202,440
Subtotal: local gov't income	25,456,907	0	25,456,907
Foundation and corporate grants	1,076,657	0	1,076,657
Federal LSTA funds	299,516	0	299,516
Other federal funds	26,624	0	26,624
State funds	332,276	0	332,276
Other local income	519,732	0	519,732
Subtotal: all other income	1,596,389	0	1,596,389
Total income	27,711,712	0	27,711,712
Local gov't income per capita	12.68	0.00	12.68
Total income per capita	13.80	0.00	13.80

LIBRARY COLLECTION

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Books & serials - titles	1,112,558	0	1,112,558
Books & serials - items	2,890,837	0	2,890,837
Books & serials - items per capita	1.44	0.00	1.44
Government documents - items	434,964	0	434,964
Electronic format materials - items	46	0	46
Other library materials - items	26,720	0	26,720
Total collection - titles	1,271,765	0	1,271,765
Total collection - items	3,739,315	0	3,739,315
Total collection - items per capita	1.86	0.00	1.86
Current subscriptions	4,689	0	4,689

LOCAL LIBRARY SERVICES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Total library circulation	7,369,805	0	7,369,805
Circulations per capita	3.67	0.00	3.67
Circulations per paid staff member	13,545	0	13,545
Circulations per hour	46.59	0.00	46.59
Circulations per library visit	1.30	0.00	1.30
Circulation of juvenile materials	3,001,755	0	3,001,755
Collection turnover rate	1.97	0.00	1.97
Reference transactions	1,425,232	0	1,425,232
Reference transactions per capita	0.71	0.00	0.71
Library program attendance	297,393	0	297,393
Program attendance per capita	0.15	0.00	0.15
Attendance at juvenile programs	250,143	0	250,143
Libraries with Internet access	46	0	46
Number of library visits	5,673,503	0	5,673,503
Library visits per capita	2.83	0.00	2.83

STAFFING (FTEs)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Librarians with ALA-MLS	137.00	0.00	137.00
Other librarians	34.77	0.00	34.77
Other paid staff	372.31	0.00	372.31
Total paid staff	544.08	0.00	544.08
Population per ALA-MLS	14,658	0	14,658
Population per total paid staff	3,691	0	3,691
Total volunteer hours	93,463	0	93,463

FACILITIES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Main library - square footage	505,002	0	505,002
Main + branches - square footage	717,694	0	717,694
Square footage per capita	0.36	0.00	0.36

Big Country Library System - BCLS

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Libraries reporting	38	5	43
Population served (SFY 2005)	423,439	20,532	443,971
Population unserved (SFY 2005)		22,254
Number of branches	4	0	4
Number of bookmobiles	1	0	1
Public service outlets	6	1	7

EXPENDITURES ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Salaries and wages	2,648,602	45,899	2,694,501
Employee benefits	775,702	4,255	779,957
Subtotal: wages and benefits	3,424,964	50,154	3,475,118
Print materials	693,861	7,627	701,488
Serial subscriptions	121,043	1,226	122,269
Other materials	146,381	1,263	147,644
Subtotal: library materials	961,285	10,116	971,401
Furniture and equipment	66,898	104	67,002
Other operating expenses	880,790	28,106	908,896
Subtotal: miscellaneous	947,688	28,210	975,898
Total direct expenditures	5,333,937	88,480	5,422,417
Indirect costs	32,702	0	32,702
Total operating expenditures	5,366,639	88,480	5,455,119
Salaries & wages per capita	6.25	2.24	7.83
Materials expend. per capita	2.27	0.49	2.19
Total operating expend. per capita	12.67	4.31	12.29
Capital Outlay	629,808	1,636	631,444
% of Total Operating Expenses Wages & benefits	64%	57%	64%
% of Total Operating Expenses Library materials	18%	11%	18%
% of Total Operating Expenses Miscellaneous other	18%	32%	18%
% of Total Operating Expenses Indirect costs	1%	0%	1%

INCOME BY SOURCE ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
City	2,638,043	18,123	2,656,166
County	2,385,071	14,100	2,399,171
School district	0	0	0
Subtotal: local gov't income	5,023,114	32,223	5,055,337
Foundation and corporate grants	23,266	0	23,266
Federal LSTA funds	80,616	0	80,616
Other federal funds	7,454	0	7,454
State funds	73,086	0	73,086
Other local income	489,431	73,550	562,981
Subtotal: all other income	512,697	73,550	586,247
Total income	5,696,967	105,773	5,802,740
Local gov't income per capita	11.86	1.57	11.39
Total income per capita	13.45	5.15	13.07

LIBRARY COLLECTION

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Books & serials - titles	956,090	42,444	998,534
Books & serials - items	1,205,896	59,817	1,265,713
Books & serials - items per capita	2.85	2.91	2.85
Government documents - items	32,739	36	32,775
Electronic format materials - items	94	0	94
Other library materials - items	7,905	197	8,102
Total collection - titles	1,121,563	54,368	1,175,931
Total collection - items	1,442,565	72,829	1,515,394
Total collection - items per capita	3.41	3.55	3.41
Current subscriptions	1,326	42	1,368

LOCAL LIBRARY SERVICES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Total library circulation	1,810,155	30,563	1,840,718
Circulations per capita	4.27	1.49	4.15
Circulations per paid staff member	13,821	7,277	13,618
Circulations per hour	23.97	5.88	22.80
Circulations per library visit	1.50	1.35	1.49
Circulation of juvenile materials	448,001	3,950	451,951
Collection turnover rate	1.25	0.42	1.21
Reference transactions	304,041	2,019	306,060
Reference transactions per capita	0.72	0.10	0.69
Library program attendance	72,957	692	73,649
Program attendance per capita	0.17	0.03	0.17
Attendance at juvenile programs	53,797	450	54,247
Libraries with Internet access	38	5	43
Number of library visits	1,209,269	22,682	1,231,951
Library visits per capita	2.86	1.10	2.77

STAFFING (FTEs)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Librarians with ALA-MLS	18.37	0.00	18.37
Other librarians	31.28	3.20	34.48
Other paid staff	81.32	1.00	82.32
Total paid staff	130.97	4.20	135.17
Population per ALA-MLS	23,051	0	24,168
Population per total paid staff	3,233	4,889	3,285
Total volunteer hours	43,182	9,587	52,768

FACILITIES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Main library - square footage	219,311	13,711	233,022
Main + branches - square footage	233,437	13,711	247,148
Square footage per capita	0.55	0.67	0.56

Central Texas Library System - CTLS

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Libraries reporting	76	1	77
Population served (SFY 2005)	2,017,571	3,342	2,020,913
Population unserved (SFY 2005)		414,044
Number of branches	39	0	39
Number of bookmobiles	1	0	1
Public service outlets	16	0	16

EXPENDITURES ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Salaries and wages	20,943,472	.	20,943,472
Employee benefits	6,139,210	0	6,139,210
Subtotal: wages and benefits	27,082,682	965	27,083,647
Print materials	3,103,942	1,794	3,105,736
Serial subscriptions	710,330	0	710,330
Other materials	1,083,455	150	1,083,605
Subtotal: library materials	4,897,727	1,944	4,899,671
Furniture and equipment	260,936	1,568	262,504
Other operating expenses	5,509,330	248	5,509,578
Subtotal: miscellaneous	5,770,266	1,816	5,772,082
Total direct expenditures	37,750,675	4,725	37,755,400
Indirect costs	4,700	0	4,700
Total operating expenditures	37,755,375	4,725	37,760,100
Salaries & wages per capita	10.38	0.09	13.40
Materials expend. per capita	2.43	0.58	2.42
Total operating expend. per capita	18.71	1.41	18.68
Capital Outlay	10,133,040	0	10,133,040
% of Total Operating Expenses Wages & benefits	72%	20%	72%
% of Total Operating Expenses Library materials	13%	41%	13%
% of Total Operating Expenses Miscellaneous other	15%	38%	15%
% of Total Operating Expenses Indirect costs	0%	0%	0%

INCOME BY SOURCE ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
City	35,360,534	1,200	35,361,734
County	1,550,638	2,500	1,553,138
School district	156,149	0	156,149
Subtotal: local gov't income	37,067,321	3,700	37,071,021
Foundation and corporate grants	344,028	2,400	346,428
Federal LSTA funds	52,500	0	52,500
Other federal funds	16,969	0	16,969
State funds	295,395	0	295,395
Other local income	967,772	390	968,162
Subtotal: all other income	1,311,800	2,790	1,314,590
Total income	38,743,985	6,490	38,750,475
Local gov't income per capita	18.37	1.11	18.34
Total income per capita	19.20	1.94	19.17

LIBRARY COLLECTION

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Books & serials - titles	2,767,278	.	2,767,278
Books & serials - items	4,080,844	7,602	4,088,446
Books & serials - items per capita	2.02	2.27	2.02
Government documents - items	1,226	0	1,226
Electronic format materials - items	984	0	984
Other library materials - items	61,650	0	61,650
Total collection - titles	3,118,629	0	3,118,629
Total collection - items	4,556,203	10,251	4,566,454
Total collection - items per capita	2.26	3.07	2.26
Current subscriptions	8,115	8	8,123

LOCAL LIBRARY SERVICES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Total library circulation	9,710,798	2,319	9,713,117
Circulations per capita	4.81	0.69	4.81
Circulations per paid staff member	13,622	4,638	13,616
Circulations per hour	39.28	2.27	39.12
Circulations per library visit	1.27	1.96	1.27
Circulation of juvenile materials	3,826,985	773	3,827,758
Collection turnover rate	2.13	0.23	2.13
Reference transactions	1,226,495	156	1,226,651
Reference transactions per capita	0.61	0.05	0.61
Library program attendance	507,401	160	507,561
Program attendance per capita	0.25	0.05	0.25
Attendance at juvenile programs	422,802	60	422,862
Libraries with Internet access	76	1	77
Number of library visits	7,653,521	1,183	7,654,704
Library visits per capita	3.79	0.35	3.79

STAFFING (FTEs)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Librarians with ALA-MLS	166.85	0.00	166.85
Other librarians	77.89	0.50	78.39
Other paid staff	468.14	0.00	468.14
Total paid staff	712.88	0.50	713.38
Population per ALA-MLS	12,092	0	12,112
Population per total paid staff	2,830	6,684	2,833
Total volunteer hours	198,157	1,340	199,497

FACILITIES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Main library - square footage	700,256	3,572	703,828
Main + branches - square footage	1,070,039	3,572	1,073,611
Square footage per capita	0.53	1.07	0.53

Houston Area Library System - HALS

Summary

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Libraries reporting	67	2	69
Population served (SFY 2005)	5,566,250	23,986	5,590,236
Population unserved (SFY 2005)		278,514
Number of branches	106	0	106
Number of bookmobiles	3	0	3
Public service outlets	149	0	149

EXPENDITURES ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Salaries and wages	46,674,893	1	46,674,894
Employee benefits	14,259,703	0	14,259,703
Subtotal: wages and benefits	60,934,596	1	60,934,597
Print materials	10,152,070	4,885	10,156,955
Serial subscriptions	2,177,761	118	2,177,879
Other materials	2,812,791	139	2,812,930
Subtotal: library materials	15,163,831	5,142	15,168,973
Furniture and equipment	881,835	130	881,965
Other operating expenses	13,443,624	5,088	13,448,712
Subtotal: miscellaneous	14,319,459	5,218	14,324,677
Total direct expenditures	90,423,886	10,361	90,434,247
Indirect costs	1,305,483	0	1,305,483
Total operating expenditures	91,729,369	10,361	91,739,730
Salaries & wages per capita	8.39	0.00	10.90
Materials expend. per capita	2.72	0.21	2.71
Total operating expend. per capita	16.48	0.43	16.41
Capital Outlay	8,451,460	930	8,452,390
% of Total Operating Expenses Wages & benefits	66%	0%	66%
% of Total Operating Expenses Library materials	17%	50%	17%
% of Total Operating Expenses Miscellaneous other	16%	50%	16%
% of Total Operating Expenses Indirect costs	1%	0%	1%

INCOME BY SOURCE ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
City	52,323,381	0	52,323,381
County	37,095,699	5,000	37,100,699
School district	95,273	0	95,273
Subtotal: local gov't income	89,507,853	5,000	89,512,853
Foundation and corporate grants	1,493,775	0	1,493,775
Federal LSTA funds	0	0	0
Other federal funds	292,959	0	292,959
State funds	1,166,538	1,550	1,168,088
Other local income	2,358,657	11,106	2,369,763
Subtotal: all other income	3,852,432	11,106	3,863,538
Total income	94,826,282	17,656	94,843,938
Local gov't income per capita	16.08	0.21	16.01
Total income per capita	17.04	0.74	16.97

LIBRARY COLLECTION

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Books & serials - titles	4,356,964	9106	4,366,070
Books & serials - items	8,922,034	14,116	8,936,150
Books & serials - items per capita	1.60	0.59	1.60
Government documents - items	906,864	0	906,864
Electronic format materials - items	50,850	0	50,850
Other library materials - items	785,359	540	785,899
Total collection - titles	5,585,858	12284	5,598,142
Total collection - items	12,546,269	22,294	12,568,563
Total collection - items per capita	2.25	0.93	2.25
Current subscriptions	30,422	5	30,427

LOCAL LIBRARY SERVICES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Total library circulation	25,190,213	7,500	25,197,713
Circulations per capita	4.53	0.31	4.51
Circulations per paid staff member	15,448	15,000	15,448
Circulations per hour	63.77	2.44	63.29
Circulations per library visit	1.68	2.83	1.68
Circulation of juvenile materials	10,263,363	439	10,263,802
Collection turnover rate	2.01	0.34	2.00
Reference transactions	5,279,332	350	5,279,682
Reference transactions per capita	0.95	0.01	0.94
Library program attendance	909,638	463	910,101
Program attendance per capita	0.16	0.02	0.16
Attendance at juvenile programs	692,642	330	692,972
Libraries with Internet access	67	2	69
Number of library visits	15,012,117	2,652	15,014,769
Library visits per capita	2.70	0.11	2.69

STAFFING (FTEs)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Librarians with ALA-MLS	370.25	0.00	370.25
Other librarians	126.21	0.50	126.71
Other paid staff	1,134.16	0.00	1,134.16
Total paid staff	1,630.62	0.50	1,631.12
Population per ALA-MLS	15,034	0	15,099
Population per total paid staff	3,414	47,972	3,427
Total volunteer hours	214,649	3,419	218,068

FACILITIES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Main library - square footage	1,342,312	1,800	1,344,112
Main + branches - square footage	2,369,294	1,800	2,371,094
Square footage per capita	0.43	0.08	0.42

Northeast Texas Library System - NETLS

Summary

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Libraries reporting	105	2	107
Population served (SFY 2005)	4,108,047	52,492	4,160,539
Population unserved (SFY 2005)		283,416
Number of branches	46	1	47
Number of bookmobiles	5	0	5
Public service outlets	62	0	62

EXPENDITURES ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Salaries and wages	47,323,222	133,077	47,456,299
Employee benefits	12,052,193	39,861	12,092,054
Subtotal: wages and benefits	59,391,485	172,938	59,564,423
Print materials	7,119,594	30,106	7,149,700
Serial subscriptions	1,816,499	589	1,817,088
Other materials	1,831,490	3,918	1,835,408
Subtotal: library materials	10,770,587	34,613	10,805,200
Furniture and equipment	458,801	10,500	469,301
Other operating expenses	10,239,673	7,204	10,246,877
Subtotal: miscellaneous	10,698,474	17,704	10,716,178
Total direct expenditures	80,860,546	225,255	81,085,801
Indirect costs	1,000,022	0	1,000,022
Total operating expenditures	81,860,568	225,255	82,085,823
Salaries & wages per capita	11.52	2.54	14.32
Materials expend. per capita	2.62	0.66	2.60
Total operating expend. per capita	19.93	4.29	19.73
Capital Outlay	1,804,899	36,000	1,840,899
% of Total Operating Expenses Wages & benefits	73%	77%	73%
% of Total Operating Expenses Library materials	13%	15%	13%
% of Total Operating Expenses Miscellaneous other	13%	8%	13%
% of Total Operating Expenses Indirect costs	1%	0%	1%

INCOME BY SOURCE ($)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
City	75,755,010	10,000	75,765,010
County	2,765,419	165,111	2,930,530
School district	653,983	0	653,983
Subtotal: local gov't income	79,174,412	175,111	79,349,523
Foundation and corporate grants	560,434	15,000	575,434
Federal LSTA funds	109,445	0	109,445
Other federal funds	78,449	0	78,449
State funds	1,452,314	0	1,452,314
Other local income	2,996,726	45,704	3,042,430
Subtotal: all other income	3,557,160	60,704	3,617,864
Total income	84,371,780	235,815	84,607,595
Local gov't income per capita	19.27	3.34	19.07
Total income per capita	20.54	4.49	20.34

LIBRARY COLLECTION

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Books & serials - titles	5,325,540	80,406	5,405,946
Books & serials - items	8,451,037	83,897	8,534,934
Books & serials - items per capita	2.06	1.60	2.05
Government documents - items	1,877,715	20	1,877,735
Electronic format materials - items	3,827	0	3,827
Other library materials - items	1,808,751	246	1,808,997
Total collection - titles	7,682,621	85,809	7,768,430
Total collection - items	12,867,982	91,178	12,959,160
Total collection - items per capita	3.13	1.74	3.11
Current subscriptions	16,267	108	16,375

LOCAL LIBRARY SERVICES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Total library circulation	21,325,658	163,973	21,489,631
Circulations per capita	5.19	3.12	5.17
Circulations per paid staff member	14,551	24,256	14,596
Circulations per hour	64.66	27.39	63.99
Circulations per library visit	1.54	2.25	1.54
Circulation of juvenile materials	8,387,708	40,419	8,428,127
Collection turnover rate	1.66	1.80	1.66
Reference transactions	7,528,720	13,625	7,542,345
Reference transactions per capita	1.83	0.26	1.81
Library program attendance	1,022,464	2,593	1,025,057
Program attendance per capita	0.25	0.05	0.25
Attendance at juvenile programs	761,836	2,409	764,245
Libraries with Internet access	105	2	107
Number of library visits	13,891,757	73,039	13,964,796
Library visits per capita	3.38	1.39	3.36

STAFFING (FTEs)

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Librarians with ALA-MLS	413.23	0.00	413.23
Other librarians	85.44	1.83	87.27
Other paid staff	967.89	4.93	972.82
Total paid staff	1,465.56	6.76	1,472.32
Population per ALA-MLS	9,941	0	10,068
Population per total paid staff	2,803	7,765	2,826
Total volunteer hours	237,431	2,529	2,339,960

FACILITIES

	Members	Non-members	Totals
Main library - square footage	1,871,242	17,742	1,888,984
Main + branches - square footage	2,532,203	21,242	2,553,445
Square footage per capita	0.62	0.40	0.61