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FY10/11 Annual Statistics Brochure

Annual Report - 2010/2011

2010/11 Circulation of Materials

Youth Items
159,268
146,869
131,733
112,925
119,430
108,356
102,568
89,383
71,650
50,586

Adult Items
150,137
144,074
135,277
127,096
126,799
112,098
101,746
90,284
95,024
83,391

Total
309,405
290,943
267,010
250,021
246,229
220,454
204,314
179,667
166,674
133,977


2010/11:
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:

Circulation grew by 6.3% this year.

Circulation by Format

2010/11:
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:
Print Items
197,672
185,354
169,422
151,882
146,395
129,483
121,368
110,355
101,007
79,932
Media: (DVD, CD, Audio Books, etc.)
111,733
105,589
97,588
98,139
99,834
90,971
82,946
69,312
65,667
54,045

Print items represent 64% of the total circulation. Downloadable audio and eBooks represent 1% of the total circulation.

Items Used Within the Library
2010/11:
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:
115,834
119,769
100,601
94,443
90,783
78,353
75,713
53,724
18,711
17,075

In-house use includes browsing items, magazines, reference, and puppets.

Circulation Per Capita
2010/11:
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:
17.9
21.4
19.63
18.39
18.11
16.20
23.62
20.77
19.30
15.50

* This figure reflects the 2010 census figures which increased the City's population from 13,596 to 17,278.

Collection Size
2010/11:
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:
79,713
78,982
74,067
71,779
68,142
63,838
58,583
53,103
49,342
45,246

The overall collection grew by 1% this fiscal year.

Cardholders
2010/11:
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:
15,838
15,722
15,437
14,541
13,311
12,253
11,274
10,086
8,489
7,523

Cardholders continue to increase. Our door count total averaged 427 library visits per day for a total of 148,135 visits.

Services


2010/11:
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:
Program
Attendees
15,844
14,993
15,786
11,344
11,555
10,667
8,805
7,061
4,318
7,310
Meeting Room
Use
10,628
11,527
10,153
10,677
11,618
10,178
6,747
4,061
2,039
1,323
Public Computer Use
20,583
20,740
18,343
15,006
15,617


Patron
Assistance
56,702*
47,369*
46,119*
32,389*
27,554*
18,697
15,889
15,136
14,470
13,534

*Patron assistance figures prior to FY06/07 included only Reference & Directional questions.

There were 1,535 visits to our online reference databases in FY10/11.

Last updated: September 6, 2011