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Portland Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
5 Monument Square 5 Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101 Portland, ME 04101
Phone Number: 2078711700  
Website: http://www.portlandlibrary.com/  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Headquarters of a library system.
Operated by: Municipal government
Geographic Area: City
Service Area Population: 64368
Annual Visits: 571,747
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 2,756
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 5
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 328,138
Number of audio materials: 15,747
Number of video materials: 7,920
Number of current serial subscriptions: 786
Total annual circulation: 677,869
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 10,995
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 3,726
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 13
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 13
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 36
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 49
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
204,981
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
6,620
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $2,539,366.00
Operating income from state government $200.00
Operating income from federal government
Other operating income $268,625.00
Total income $2,808,191.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $1,734,084.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $237,250.00
Total staff expenditures $1,971,334.00
Total expenditures on library collection $458,651.00
Other operating expenditures $673,211.00
Total operating expenditures $3,103,196.00
Expenditures for capital outlay
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 68,317
Operating expenditures for electronic access -
Number of library materials in electronic format 257
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 57
Internet terminals used by general public 65
Users of electronic resources per typical week 2297
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