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Wells County Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
200 W Washington St 200 W Washington St
Bluffton, IN 46714 Bluffton, IN 46714
Phone Number: 2608241612  
Website: http://www.wellscolibrary.org  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Member library of a library system.
Operated by: Special Library District
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 27176
Annual Visits: 218,088
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 6,448
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 2
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 80,641
Number of audio materials: 3,356
Number of video materials: 6,066
Number of current serial subscriptions: 430
Total annual circulation: 315,308
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 1,235
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 266
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 4.05
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 15.7
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 10.4
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 26.1
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
110,816
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
11,588
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $1,015,763.00
Operating income from state government $91,476.00
Operating income from federal government
Other operating income $69,358.00
Total income $1,176,597.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $661,034.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $143,492.00
Total staff expenditures $804,526.00
Total expenditures on library collection $252,875.00
Other operating expenditures $345,810.00
Total operating expenditures $1,403,211.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $25,669.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 27,753
Operating expenditures for electronic access 127,888
Number of library materials in electronic format 663
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 19
Internet terminals used by general public 30
Users of electronic resources per typical week 526
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