Prairie County Library

Basic Library Information

Interlibrary Relationship:	Member library of a library system.
Operated by:	County/Parish
Geographic Area:	County
Service Area Population:	1199
Annual Visits:	3,276
Annual Hours Open (All branches):	832
Number of central libraries:	1
Number of branch libraries:	0
Number of bookmobiles:	0

Media Information

Number of books and serial volumes:	12,580
Number of audio materials:	295
Number of video materials:	310
Number of current serial subscriptions:	10
Total annual circulation:	6,779
Total annual loans provided to other libraries:	24
Total annual loans received from other libraries:	137

Staff Information

Number of ALA-MLS Librarians:	0
Total Number of Full Time Librarians:	0.7
Other Paid Full Time Employees:	0.1
Total Paid Full Time Employees:	0.8

Children's Library Services

Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all children's materials in all formats to all users.	2,138
Total annual attendance at all programs intended primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.	295

Financial Information

Operating Income
Operating income from local government	$28,811.00
Operating income from state government	$2,044.00
Operating income from federal government
Other operating income	$5,199.00
Total income	$36,054.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff
Employee benefits for all library staff
Total staff expenditures
Total expenditures on library collection	$4,742.00
Other operating expenditures
Total operating expenditures	$27,749.00
Expenditures for capital outlay

Library Technology Information

Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format	-
Operating expenditures for electronic access	587
Number of library materials in electronic format	5
Library access to electronic services	Yes
Library access to the Internet	Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only	1
Internet terminals used by general public	3
Users of electronic resources per typical week	16