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Statistical Information
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):
Total Operating Expenditures	$104,187,855
Materials Expenditures	$10,763,406
Population Served (2006/2007)	3,673,313
Annual Circulation (2006/2007)	13,971,247
Reference & Information Questions (2006/2007)	9,296,717
Registered Borrowers (6/30/2007)	2,807,815
Internet Customer Usage (2006/2007)	3,748,771	Sessions
Gate Count (2006/2007)	11,952,539
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:
Audio Materials	343,258	Items
Video Materials	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
Catalogued Books	52,595	Titles	533,371	Volumes
Programs:
Adult & Young Adult	1,676	Programs	38,902	Attendance
Children's	14,889	Programs	511,206	Attendance
Depositories	8 9	Federal State
Literacy Centers:	17
Homework Centers:	40
Staff:	1,861	Persons	1,351	FTE
Volunteers (2006/2007):	2,462		112,734	Hours Worked
Friends of the Library (2006/2007):	77	Groups	6,712	Members