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Washington Libraries District Of Columbia County Libraries District Of Columbia Libraries

District of Columbia Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
901 G Street, N.W. (Room 400) 901 G Street, N.W. (Room 400)
Washington, DC 20001 Washington, DC 20001
Phone Number: 2027271101  
Website: http://www.dclibrary.org  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: Municipal government
Geographic Area: City
Service Area Population: 572059
Annual Visits: 2,022,925
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 67,355
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 26
Number of bookmobiles: 1
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 2,649,693
Number of audio materials: 68,405
Number of video materials: 19,276
Number of current serial subscriptions: 4,540
Total annual circulation: 1,224,362
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 6,346
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 238
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 123.8
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 146.8
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 275.2
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 422
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
394,521
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
120,883
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $26,377,586.00
Operating income from state government
Operating income from federal government $481,738.00
Other operating income $1,553,957.00
Total income $28,413,281.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $16,740,681.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $2,934,238.00
Total staff expenditures $19,674,919.00
Total expenditures on library collection $2,599,996.00
Other operating expenditures $5,091,405.00
Total operating expenditures $27,366,320.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $1,250,529.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format -
Operating expenditures for electronic access 255,209
Number of library materials in electronic format 11
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 271
Internet terminals used by general public 226
Users of electronic resources per typical week 7271
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