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Lake Charles Libraries | Calcasieu County Libraries | Louisiana Libraries |
| Location Address: |
Mailing Address: |
| 301 West Claude Street |
301 West Claude Street |
| Lake Charles, LA 70605 |
Lake Charles, LA 70605 |
| Phone Number: 3374758798 |
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| Website: http://www.calcasieu.lib.la.us |
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| Basic Library Information |
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| Interlibrary Relationship: |
Not a member of a library system. |
| Operated by: |
County/Parish |
| Geographic Area: |
County |
| Service Area Population: |
183344 |
| Annual Visits: |
585,468 |
| Annual Hours Open (All branches): |
29,718 |
Number of central libraries:
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1 |
| Number of branch libraries: |
13 |
| Number of bookmobiles: |
0 |
| Number of books and serial volumes: |
344,315 |
| Number of audio materials: |
16,692 |
| Number of video materials: |
19,331 |
| Number of current serial subscriptions: |
2,425 |
| Total annual circulation: |
951,163 |
| Total annual loans provided to other libraries: |
2,614 |
| Total annual loans received from other libraries: |
2,299 |
| Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: |
9 |
| Total Number of Full Time Librarians: |
45.73 |
| Other Paid Full Time Employees: |
59 |
| Total Paid Full Time Employees: |
104.73 |
| Children's Library Services |
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Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
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291,124 |
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend. |
54,404 |
Operating Income |
| Operating income from local government |
$4,798,012.00 |
| Operating income from state government |
$170,984.00 |
| Operating income from federal government |
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| Other operating income |
$306,902.00 |
| Total income |
$5,275,898.00 |
Expenses |
| Salaries and wages for all library staff |
$2,395,346.00 |
| Employee benefits for all library staff |
$466,460.00 |
| Total staff expenditures |
$2,861,806.00 |
| Total expenditures on library collection |
$567,863.00 |
| Other operating expenditures |
$1,419,846.00 |
| Total operating expenditures |
$4,849,515.00 |
| Expenditures for capital outlay |
$19,635.00 |
| Library Technology Information |
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| Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format |
19,061 |
| Operating expenditures for electronic access |
170,731 |
| Number of library materials in electronic format |
181 |
| Library access to electronic services |
Yes |
| Library access to the Internet |
Yes |
| Internet terminals used by staff only |
94 |
| Internet terminals used by general public |
95 |
| Users of electronic resources per typical week |
1248 |
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