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Winston-Salem Libraries Forsyth County Libraries North Carolina Libraries

Forsyth County Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
660 West Fifth Street 660 West Fifth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone Number: 3367272557  
Website: http://WWW.FORSYTHLIBRARY.ORG  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: County/Parish
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 310325
Annual Visits: 1,130,877
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 36,878
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 12
Number of bookmobiles: 1
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 756,781
Number of audio materials: 47,049
Number of video materials: 16,022
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,445
Total annual circulation: 1,819,344
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 1,501
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 2,473
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 43.5
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 44.5
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 65
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 109.5
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
558,066
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
92,971
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $6,781,085.00
Operating income from state government $318,291.00
Operating income from federal government $10,400.00
Other operating income $181,237.00
Total income $7,291,013.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $3,598,837.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $835,893.00
Total staff expenditures $4,434,730.00
Total expenditures on library collection $1,043,760.00
Other operating expenditures $1,812,523.00
Total operating expenditures $7,291,013.00
Expenditures for capital outlay
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 37,680
Operating expenditures for electronic access 86,129
Number of library materials in electronic format 2,343
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 75
Internet terminals used by general public 98
Users of electronic resources per typical week 4195
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