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California Library Statistics 2005 Fiscal year 2003–2004 from Public, Academic, Special and County Law Libraries Library Development Services Bureau Sacramento, 2005 Susan Hildreth, State Librarian of California 5797-1 California Library Statistics 2005 Fiscal year 2003–2004 from Public, Academic, Special and County Law Libraries Library Development Services Bureau Sacramento, 2005 Susan Hildreth, State Librarian of California 5797-1 California Library Statistics 2005 ISSN 0741-031X Questions or Comments: Ira Bray, Editor Library Development Services Bureau California State Library 900 N St STE 500 PO Box 942837, Sacramento CA 94237-0001 Tel. (916) 653-0171 FAX (916) 653-8443 Printed by the California Department of General Services, Office of State Publishing Distributed via the Library Distribution Act 4589-2 Contents Statewide Statistics State Summary of Library Statistics Page 1 Summary of Public Library Statistics Expenditure/Capita 6 Materials Expenditure/Capita 7 Materials Available/Capita 8 Population Served/Staff Member 9 Books/Capita 10 Public Library Statistics 11 Public Library Tables 19 Group 1, over 500,000 population (15 libraries) Group 2, 150,000 to 500,000 population (29 libraries) Group 3, 100,000 to 150,000 population (27 libraries) Group 4, 60,000 to 100,000 population (31 libraries) Group 5, 40,000 to 60,000 population (25 libraries) Group 6, 20,000 to 40,000 population (22 libraries) Group 7, under 20,000 population (30 libraries) Mobile Libraries (61 mobile libraries) Academic Library Statistics Group A, Public, University Group B, Public, Community College Group F, Private Special Library Statistics Group I, For Profit Group K, Non-Profit Group M, Special Law Group O, Medical Group Q, Federal Government Group R, State Resident Group S, State Government County Law Library Statistics Library Index 4593-2 This page intentionally blank 4593-2 CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY Library Development Services Bureau State Summary of Library Statistics Each year the State Library sends annual report forms to California's academic, public, special, state agency, and county law libraries. Statistical data from those reports are tabulated in this publication, with directory listings published in the companion volume, California Library Directory. Although the statistics program and these publications are promoted as widely as we can, participation for most is voluntary (public libraries are required by the Education Code to report annually to the State Librarian) and some choose not to do so. This makes the state summary less than complete. California cooperates with the National Center for Education Statistics in the collection of uniform public library statistical data nationwide for national compilation and publication, annually, in the federal Ed Tabs series of statistics for educational institutions throughout the United States. FISCAL YEAR 2003 - 2004 For this fiscal year four hundred and eight libraries of all types submitted data to this program. We estimate there are at least 1,000 libraries in operation in California, exclusive of school libraries, so data in this publication is about 40% complete this year. Statewide Summary data appears on pages 4 - 9, below. 4594-2 1 By type of library, those reporting data and included in this statistics publication are: 179 public libraries: * By jurisdiction, there are 49 county, 115 city, 3 combined city-county, and 12 district public libraries. NOTE: Four public libraries (Amador County, Azusa, San Juan Bautista and Vernon) did not submit an annual report this year and those libraries appear with almost no data in the tables of this publication. By level of service, in this fiscal year, California public libraries included: * 4,053 total public service points, including mobile library service stops. * 166 main libraries. Administrative headquarters are not included, and some county or district libraries have no main library. * 602 branch libraries. A branch is an extension library open some part of each of five days a week, has at least 1,400 square feet of floor space, a general book collection of at least 7,000 volumes, and is staffed with the equivalent of at least one librarian and one clerical employee during hours open for service. * 321 library stations. A station is a library structure smaller than a branch, providing a lower level of service. * There are 63 mobile libraries operated by 41 libraries with 2901 mobile library stops. A mobile library stop is a location visited by a bookmobile or other traveling library. * Combining main, branch, station and the number of mobile libraries, there are 1,152 public library outlets reported. Excluding mobile libraries there are 1089 library outlets. Public Library coverage of special note: Emeryville and Piedmont are included with Oakland. Glenn County is served by Orland and Willows city libraries. Hillsborough is served by Burlingame and San Mateo city libraries. Santa Barbara County is served by the three city libraries of Lompoc, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. Sierra County is included with Plumas County. 4594-2 2 116 academic libraries: * 22 state supported academic libraries. * 67 community college libraries. * 27 private academic libraries. * 73 special libraries: * 12 law libraries. * 25 medical libraries. * 6 libraries operated by for profit organizations. * 15 libraries operated by non-profit organizations. * 5 libraries for U.S. government agencies and installations. * 3 resident libraries at state institutions and schools. * 7 special libraries at state government offices. 34 of the 58 county law libraries. There are 58 county law libraries in the state, 34 of which provided report data this year. In the State Summary table that follows on the next two pages, the current year plus the two preceding years are shown. Totals reflect the level of participation in the survey itself. Participation levels for academic, special and county law libraries vary much more than those for the public libraries. 4594-2 3 State Summary Column Headings Total Operating Expend. Total operating expenditure, in thousands of dollars. Includes materials, salaries, operations, contract services, transfers and payments. Excludes capital outlay. Salaries. Expenditure for staff salaries and benefits, in thousands of dollars. A subtotal of total operating expenditures above. Library Materials. Expenditure for all library materials: books, periodicals, microforms, audiovisual materials, in thousands of dollars. Excludes supplies, binding and materials leased on contract. A subtotal of total operating expenditure above. Staff FTE. Total number of persons employed, professional and support, expressed in full-time equivalent (FTE). Full-time is normally 40 hours per week, but not less than 36. Total Book Volumes. Total count of volumes held at end of fiscal year, June 30, in thousands. Circulation. Total annual out-of-building circulation, all materials, all units, in thousands. ILL borrow. Number of items borrowed by reporting library on interlibrary loan from other libraries. Includes photocopies sent in lieu of ILL. ILL lent. Number of items lent by reporting library on interlibrary loan to other libraries. Includes photocopies received in lieu of ILL. Reference. Annual total of questions answered by reporting library, in thousands: questions, readers assistance, bibliographies, research projects, data base searches. Includes activities requiring use of library collections and services and/or training and experience of staff, but not simple directional questions. Includes virtual reference questions answered by library. Note: The Special libraries line includes libraries operated by both the State and Federal government. 4588-2 4 STATE SUMMARY OF LIBRARY STATISTICS Total Operating Library Staff Total Book Circu- ILL ILL Expend Salaries Materials FTE Volumes lation borrow lent Reference Units of Measure Thousands Thousands Thousands Units Thousands Thousands Units Units Thousands Type of Library Fiscal Year: 2001-2002 State Population as of Jan. 1, 2002: 35,037,000 888,481 584,286 112,959 12,272.91 65,648 184,501 1,149,014 1,240,031 33,952 Public (178) 430,374 256,274 121,716 4,869.08 60,650 12,549 410,286 496,961 3,848 Academic (136) 65,628 31,137 15,536 1,007.13 6,378 2,699 45,624 58,086 512 Special (110) 26,249 11,091 10,589 234.66 2,593 120 766 1,183 318 County Law (42) 1,410,732 882,788 260,800 18,383.78 135,269 199,869 1,605,690 1,796,261 38,630 STATE TOTALS Type of Library Fiscal Year: 2002-2003 State Population as of Jan. 1, 2003: 35,591,000 936,722 645,026 104,611 12,333.79 76,542 198,528 1,377,059 1,397,749 35,741 Public (177) 419,729 255,654 114,777 4458.52 60,611 12,685 453,955 544,892 4,437 Academic (137) 35,042 17,723 12,338 567.01 4,646 1,874 30,410 35,765 259 Special (79) 28,510 12,347 11,612 254.69 2,622 122 414 516 301 County Law (42) 1,419,499 934,984 243,657 17,629.22 135,342 213,426 1,861,838 1,978,922 40,738 STATE TOTALS Type of Library Fiscal Year: 2003-2004 State Population as of Jan. 1, 2004: 36,144,000 Public (175) 985,629 652,505 101,403 12,033.54 68,519 198,424 1,490 1,527 35,511 Academic (116) 381,836 234,452 102,890 3,905.30 55,362 11,702 384,197 454,907 3,365 Special (73) 35,027 17,501 14,428 581.26 3,901 500 43,973 42,570 210 County Law (34) 20,763 9,597 7,587 215.40 2,516 115 299 653 357 STATE TOTALS 1,423,255 914,055 226,308 16,735.50 130,298 210,741 429,959 499,657 39,443 4587-2 5 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LIBRARIES: Expenditures Per Capita Library Expenditures Per Capita Statewide Mean: $27.35 Palo Verde Valley