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Decatur Libraries Dekalb County Libraries Georgia Libraries

Dekalb County Public Library System

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
215 Sycamore Street 215 Sycamore Street
Decatur, GA 30030 Decatur, GA 30030
Phone Number: 4043708450  
Website: http://www.dekalblibrary.org  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: County/Parish
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 605851
Annual Visits: 2,799,195
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 50,038
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 22
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 792,744
Number of audio materials: 32,137
Number of video materials: 29,232
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,882
Total annual circulation: 2,971,221
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 1,423
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 786
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 55
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 55
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 175.5
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 230.5
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
1,063,055
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
38,297
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $10,140,291.00
Operating income from state government $1,072,361.00
Operating income from federal government $118,406.00
Other operating income $716,828.00
Total income $12,047,886.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $6,906,876.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $1,646,456.00
Total staff expenditures $8,553,332.00
Total expenditures on library collection $1,769,617.00
Other operating expenditures $1,700,578.00
Total operating expenditures $12,023,527.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $67,916.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 107,896
Operating expenditures for electronic access 411,003
Number of library materials in electronic format 639
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 160
Internet terminals used by general public 221
Users of electronic resources per typical week 9411
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