Twelve Case Studies: Selected Library Statistics
Selected Library Statistics
| Library | Year End | Population Served (1990) | Central Library | No. of Branches | Holdings (Items) | Annual Circulation | Reference Transactions per year | Expenditures per capita |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn, NY1 |
6/94 | 2,300,664 | 1 | 58 | 4,655,894 | 9,494,209 | 6,796,946 | $21.23 |
| Broward County Library Fort Lauderdale, FL2 |
9/95 | 1,338,748 | 1 | 32 | 2,165,163 | 6,831,601 | 3,138,197 | $22.78 |
| Camden County Library Voorhees, NJ2 |
12/95 | 227,000 | 1 | 3 | 370,000 | 964,123 | 89,083 | $16.76 (1994) |
| Cedar Falls Public Library Cedar Falls, IA2 |
6/95 | 34,300 | 1 | 0 | 91,000 | 305,345 | 23,213 | $22.32 |
| Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg
County Charlotte, NC2 |
6/95 | 570,000 | 1 | 23 | 1.3 million | 5.5 million+ | 2.1 million | $23.00 |
| Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Charlottesville, VA2 |
12/95 | 162,000 | 1 | 8 | 402,179 | 1,455,783 | 108,322 | $19.85 |
| Cleveland Public Library Cleveland, OH2 |
12/95 | 505,616 | 1 | 27 | 9,132,744 | 5,210,449 | 1,924,763 | $70.96 (1994) |
| Georgetown County Library Georgetown, SC2 |
6/95 | 46,302 | 1 | 2 | 600,000 | 200,000 | 17,530 | $13.44 |
| Livingston County Library Chillicothe, MO2 |
12/95 | 14,592 | 1 | 0 | 53,000 | 166,777 | N/A | $17.08 |
| Mid-Peninsula Library Cooperative Iron Mountain, MI2 |
9/96 | 129,667 | 1 | 0 | 10,000 | 9,210 | 933 | N/A |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA2 |
12/95 | 1,336,463 | 1 | 18 | 6 million | 3 million | 1.5 million | $21.00 |
| Seattle Public Library Seattle, WA1 |
12/94 | 531,400 | 1 | 22 | 2,050,660 | 4,727,384 | 1,433,622 | $45.62 |
1Public Library Data Service, 1994.
Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1995.
