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Baltimore County Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
320 York Road 320 York Road
Towson, MD 21204 Towson, MD 21204
Phone Number: 4108876100  
Website: http://WWW.BCPL.INFO  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Member library of a library system.
Operated by: County/Parish
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 762378
Annual Visits: 5,340,923
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 52,386
Number of central libraries:
0
Number of branch libraries: 16
Number of bookmobiles: 3
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 1,577,004
Number of audio materials: 133,931
Number of video materials: 64,975
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,768
Total annual circulation: 9,536,899
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 6,295
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 3,353
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 50
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 147.4
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 319.4
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 466.8
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
3,040,203
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
73,144
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $22,004,037.00
Operating income from state government $3,507,782.00
Operating income from federal government $386,870.00
Other operating income $4,861,405.00
Total income $30,760,094.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $14,433,427.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $3,999,189.00
Total staff expenditures $18,432,616.00
Total expenditures on library collection $5,547,986.00
Other operating expenditures $5,995,821.00
Total operating expenditures $29,976,423.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $2,765,665.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 291,200
Operating expenditures for electronic access 1,245,340
Number of library materials in electronic format 28
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 283
Internet terminals used by general public 341
Users of electronic resources per typical week 9950
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