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Lexington Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
140 East Main Street 140 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507 Lexington, KY 40507
Phone Number: 8592315504  
Website: http://www.lexpublib.org/  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: Special Library District
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 260414
Annual Visits: 1,754,346
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 17,056
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 4
Number of bookmobiles: 1
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 655,660
Number of audio materials: 43,993
Number of video materials: 21,570
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,366
Total annual circulation: 2,063,293
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 2,585
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 1,829
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 32
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 34
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 187
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 221
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
599,021
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
43,319
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $9,327,090.00
Operating income from state government $187,257.00
Operating income from federal government $13,002.00
Other operating income $702,312.00
Total income $10,229,661.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $4,399,739.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $894,087.00
Total staff expenditures $5,293,826.00
Total expenditures on library collection $1,420,431.00
Other operating expenditures $3,902,326.00
Total operating expenditures $10,616,583.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $444,611.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 170,444
Operating expenditures for electronic access 58,042
Number of library materials in electronic format 784
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 96
Internet terminals used by general public 116
Users of electronic resources per typical week 4341
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