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Hickory Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
375 3rd Street, Ne 375 3rd Street, Ne
Hickory, NC 28601 Hickory, NC 28601
Phone Number: 8283040500  
Website: http://WWW.CI.HICKORY.NC.US/LIBRARY/  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: Municipal government
Geographic Area: City
Service Area Population: 37975
Annual Visits: 395,973
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 6,396
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 1
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 115,272
Number of audio materials: 5,111
Number of video materials: 7,516
Number of current serial subscriptions: 360
Total annual circulation: 396,929
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 152
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 487
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 6.56
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 7.5
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 25
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 32.5
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
129,562
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
20,679
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $1,594,798.00
Operating income from state government $24,434.00
Operating income from federal government $35,190.00
Other operating income $142,161.00
Total income $1,796,583.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $834,559.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $194,706.00
Total staff expenditures $1,029,265.00
Total expenditures on library collection $263,785.00
Other operating expenditures $456,782.00
Total operating expenditures $1,749,832.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $41,159.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 367
Operating expenditures for electronic access 10,755
Number of library materials in electronic format 522
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 32
Internet terminals used by general public 44
Users of electronic resources per typical week 2976
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