Information on Library Usage

Library Financial Allocation

These documents are compiled and summarized statistics of the usage of various library services.

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* 2025 – Added new staff positions for South Branch

** 2025 – Added new book collections for South Branch

*** 2025 – Janitorial contracts for Main were re-bid; new contracts for the Integrated Library Service Maintenance, Wireless service, and Microsoft; Advertising costs went up due to increase in costs to attend Health Fairs, Back to School Fairs, and Career and Business Expos

**** 2024 – Draw down from Fund Balance to appropriate funds for future Capital Improvement Projects for Delmont Gardens and Zachary Branch Libraries

Current Reports

Fund Balance Overview

  • This is a summary of the projected budget of 2025, including operating costs and anticipated expenditures.

Uses of Fund Balance

  • This is a description on how the current funds for the library are earmarked for planned projects.

2024 Statistical Overview

  • This is a one-page graphic detailing how patrons were most served by the library in 2024.

2024 Gate Count by Branch

  • This document summarizes the number of patrons recorded by month and branch entering all library locations, and compares these numbers to the previous year’s traffic.

December 2024/2023 Circulation Statistics

  • This is a summary of the number of item circulations for the month of December for all branches, compared against the same data from 2023

2024 Reference Statistics

  • Reference statistics by branch indicating the number information inquiries addressed by staff.

2024 Programming Statistics by Department

  • This document summarizes the number of participants in library scheduled programming and activities.

2024 Computer Use Statistics

  • This is a summary of the use of computers and the total number of sessions utilized by patrons by branch for 2024.

2024 WiFi Use by Branch

  • This is a summary of the number of WiFi sessions by patrons by branch for 2024.

Previous Years’ Statistics

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