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Erie County Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
Blasco Mem Lib, 160 E Front St Blasco Mem Lib Bldg
Erie, PA 16507 Erie, PA 16507
Phone Number: 8144516900  
Website: http://WWW.ERIELIBRARY.ORG  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: Other
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 244186
Annual Visits: 433,927
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 21,580
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 6
Number of bookmobiles: 2
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 499,551
Number of audio materials: 18,700
Number of video materials: 10,100
Number of current serial subscriptions: 349
Total annual circulation: 1,818,995
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 3,666
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 3,353
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 17.5
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 20.5
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 58.75
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 79.25
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
572,975
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
18,162
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $2,967,572.00
Operating income from state government $2,050,164.00
Operating income from federal government $79,856.00
Other operating income $432,428.00
Total income $5,530,020.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $2,767,620.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $776,364.00
Total staff expenditures $3,543,984.00
Total expenditures on library collection $754,722.00
Other operating expenditures $1,410,093.00
Total operating expenditures $5,708,799.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $152,310.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 7,689
Operating expenditures for electronic access 352,314
Number of library materials in electronic format 53
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 39
Internet terminals used by general public 20
Users of electronic resources per typical week 8000
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