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Library Annual Report

one million logoClue #7 for "One in a Million" Contest - In FY07/08 the Johnston Public Library welcomed 130,813 visitors in the building at 6700 Merle Hay Road.

 

Annual Report — 2009/10

2009/10 Circulation of Materials

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

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

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


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

Circulation grew by 9% this year.

Circulation by Format

2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:		 Print Items
185,354
169,422
151,882
146,395
129,483
121,368
110,355
101,007
79,932		 Media: (DVD, CD, Audio Books, etc.)
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.

Items Used Within the Library
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:		 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
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:		 21.4*
19.63*
18.39*
18.11*
16.20*
23.62
20.77
19.30
15.50

* This figure reflects the 2005 census figures which increased the City's population from 8,649 to 13,596.

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

The overall collection grew by 6.6% this fiscal year.

Cardholders
2009/10:
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:		 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 457 library visits per day for a total of 158,551 visits.

Services


2009/10
2008/09:
2007/08:
2006/07:
2005/06:
2004/05:
2003/04:
2002/03:
2001/02:		 Program
Attendees
14,993
15,786
11,344
11,555
10,667
8,805
7,061
4,318
7,310		 Meeting Room
Use
11,527
10,153
10,677
11,618
10,178
6,747
4,061
2,039
1,323		 Web Site
Visitors
29,342
25,388
20,899
14,747
12,951
10,429
7,512		 Patron
Assistance
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.

Public computer use grew by 13% for a total of 20,740 uses in FY09/10.

Last updated: August 27, 2010