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Wichita Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
223 S. Main St 223 S. Main St
Wichita, KS 67202 Wichita, KS 67202
Phone Number: 3162618500  
Website: http://WWW.WICHITA.LIB.KS.US  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Member library of a library system.
Operated by: Municipal government
Geographic Area: City
Service Area Population: 344631
Annual Visits: 490,568
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 27,222
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 11
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 985,647
Number of audio materials: 41,866
Number of video materials: 18,971
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,454
Total annual circulation: 1,851,696
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 5,924
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 2,321
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 27
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 27
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 91.5
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 118.5
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
629,258
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
38,430
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $5,557,593.00
Operating income from state government $282,319.00
Operating income from federal government $30,450.00
Other operating income $822,225.00
Total income $6,692,587.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $3,608,499.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $820,864.00
Total staff expenditures $4,429,363.00
Total expenditures on library collection $894,341.00
Other operating expenditures $1,341,440.00
Total operating expenditures $6,665,144.00
Expenditures for capital outlay
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 32,646
Operating expenditures for electronic access 217,362
Number of library materials in electronic format 1,509
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 63
Internet terminals used by general public 62
Users of electronic resources per typical week 858
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