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Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2007
The County of Los Angeles Public Library is a special fund department
under the jurisdiction of the County Board of Supervisors. A 20-member
Library Commission acts as an advisory board to the Library. The
Library is financed primarily by a dedicated share of property tax from
the service area, with other revenues including a general fund
contribution, a parcel tax, grants, and fees. Budgeted expenditures are
$28.36 per capita for fiscal year 2006/07. Supplemental funds are
raised by the Los Angeles County Public Library Foundation. The County
Public Library serves 51 of the 88 cities and most unincorporated areas in
the County of Los Angeles. The Library belongs to the South State
Cooperative Library System, and is an affiliate member of the
Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS).
| Size: |
3,096 |
Square Miles |
| Budget (2006/07): |
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Total Operating Expenditures
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$104,187,855 |
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$10,763,406 |
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| Population Served (2006/2007) |
3,673,313 |
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| Annual Circulation (2006/2007) |
13,971,247 |
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| Reference & Information Questions (2006/2007) |
9,296,717 |
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| Registered Borrowers (6/30/2007) |
2,807,815 |
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| Internet Customer Usage (2006/2007) |
3,748,771 |
Sessions |
| Gate Count (2006/2007) |
11,952,539 |
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| Service Facilities: |
84
1
4 |
Regional & Community Libraries
Institutional Library
Bookmobiles |
| In-Library Use Of Materials (2006/2007): |
4,789,862 |
Items |
| Materials Collection: |
1,118,871 |
Titles |
7,838,277 |
Items |
Books |
884,688 |
Titles |
6,877,466 |
Volumes |
Periodicals |
11,023 |
Print Subscriptions |
Government Publications |
124,266 |
Items |
Audio-Visual: |
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Audio Materials
|
343,258 |
Items |
Video Materials
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562,018 |
Items |
Other AV
|
4,246 |
Items |
CD-ROMs
|
7,740 |
Titles |
Databases
|
61 |
Titles |
| Materials Added to Library Collection (2006/2007): |
659,544 |
Items |
|
52,595 |
Titles |
533,371 |
Volumes |
| Programs: |
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| |
1,676 |
Programs |
38,902 |
Attendance |
|
|
14,889 |
Programs |
511,206 |
Attendance |
Depositories |
8
9 |
Federal
State |
| Literacy Centers: |
17 |
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| Homework Centers: |
40 |
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| Staff: |
1,861 |
Persons |
1,351 |
FTE |
| Volunteers (2006/2007): |
2,462 |
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112,734 |
Hours Worked |
| Friends of the Library (2006/2007): |
77 |
Groups |
6,712 |
Members |
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