Performance Measures - Five Year Data
Library System
Five Year Data (2004-2008)
|
2004 Actuals
|
2005 Actuals
|
2006 Actuals
|
2007 Actuals
|
2008 Actuals
|
Percentage Increase from 2007 to 2008
|
Percentage 5 Year Increase
|
| Library materials borrowed (circulation) |
2,350,295
|
2,393,407
|
2,519,233
|
2,530,628
|
2,608,936
|
3%
|
11%
|
|
Library visits by citizens
|
1,180,342
|
1,177,813
|
1,247,653
|
1,249,507
|
1,272,642
|
2%
|
8%
|
|
Library card holders
|
101,064
|
110,857
|
122,037
|
127,926
|
101,516*
|
-21%
|
0%
|
|
Library program attendance
|
87,183
|
95,202
|
109,150
|
124,728
|
112,982
|
-9%
|
30%
|
| Library system home page hits |
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
661,492
|
753,649
|
14%
|
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|
| Reference database searches |
81,685
|
128,885
|
89,416
|
177,562
|
230,334
|
30%
|
182%
|
| Reference database items examined |
109,016
|
190,342
|
229,134
|
228,564
|
380,549
|
66%
|
249%
|
|
Online Library Catalog Search Sessions
|
208,651
|
2,328,599
|
3,162,486
|
3,186,265
|
7,761,494
|
144%
|
3620%
|
| Public Internet computer use sessions |
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
136,642
|
157,251
|
15%
|
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|
| Number of staff trained |
511
|
198
|
550
|
549
|
584
|
6%
|
14%
|
| Number of staff learning hours |
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
1,457
|
1,582
|
9%
|
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|
| Number of trustee training sessions |
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9
|
6
|
-33%
|
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|
| STAR materials delivered |
13,819
|
15,184
|
15,681
|
11,678
|
10,923
|
-6%
|
-21%
|
| * Major purge of library card holder database in 2008. Database now reflects current 3 years of active registered card holders. |
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