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Central Arkansas Library System

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
100 Rock Street 100 Rock Street
Little Rock, AR 72201 Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone Number: 5019183000  
Website: http://WWW.CALS.LIB.AR.US  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: Multi-jurisdictional
Geographic Area: Metropolitan area
Service Area Population: 311250
Annual Visits: 1,098,295
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 29,744
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 10
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 626,802
Number of audio materials: 10,679
Number of video materials: 7,287
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,575
Total annual circulation: 1,324,777
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 5,079
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 1,436
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 19
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 25
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 126
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 151
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
456,165
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
46,831
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $7,792,260.00
Operating income from state government $118,799.00
Operating income from federal government
Other operating income $731,041.00
Total income $8,642,100.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $4,076,793.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $759,829.00
Total staff expenditures $4,836,622.00
Total expenditures on library collection $922,631.00
Other operating expenditures $1,793,740.00
Total operating expenditures $7,552,993.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $77,156.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 62,822
Operating expenditures for electronic access 143,055
Number of library materials in electronic format 1,175
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 118
Internet terminals used by general public 143
Users of electronic resources per typical week 3350
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