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Palo Alto City Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
1213 Newell Rd. Po Box 10250
Palo Alto, CA 94303 Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone Number: 6503292516  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Member library of a library system.
Operated by: Municipal government
Geographic Area: City
Service Area Population: 60500
Annual Visits: 815,630
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 13,935
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 5
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 237,365
Number of audio materials: 33,562
Number of video materials: 11,681
Number of current serial subscriptions: 923
Total annual circulation: 1,117,795
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 353
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 521
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 22.04
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 28.04
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 30.54
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 58.58
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
510,678
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
25,954
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $4,824,343.00
Operating income from state government $93,986.00
Operating income from federal government
Other operating income $99,874.00
Total income $5,018,203.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $2,574,758.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $1,222,462.00
Total staff expenditures $3,797,220.00
Total expenditures on library collection $631,085.00
Other operating expenditures $495,912.00
Total operating expenditures $4,924,217.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $669,679.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 9,505
Operating expenditures for electronic access 94,127
Number of library materials in electronic format 1,463
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 68
Internet terminals used by general public 53
Users of electronic resources per typical week 1609
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