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Philadelphia Libraries | Libraries | Pennsylvania Libraries |
Free Library of Philadelphia
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| Location Address: |
Mailing Address: |
| 1901 Vine St |
1901 Vine St |
| Philadelphia, PA 01189 |
Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
| Phone Number: 2156865300 |
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| Website: http://WWW.LIBRARY.PHILA.GOV |
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| Basic Library Information |
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| Interlibrary Relationship: |
Not a member of a library system. |
| Operated by: |
Non-profit Association or Agency |
| Geographic Area: |
County |
| Service Area Population: |
1517550 |
| Annual Visits: |
6,226,316 |
| Annual Hours Open (All branches): |
110,772 |
Number of central libraries:
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1 |
| Number of branch libraries: |
54 |
| Number of bookmobiles: |
0 |
| Number of books and serial volumes: |
4,900,730 |
| Number of audio materials: |
1,153,867 |
| Number of video materials: |
164,634 |
| Number of current serial subscriptions: |
15,638 |
| Total annual circulation: |
7,024,391 |
| Total annual loans provided to other libraries: |
69,355 |
| Total annual loans received from other libraries: |
5,298 |
| Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: |
304 |
| Total Number of Full Time Librarians: |
312 |
| Other Paid Full Time Employees: |
593 |
| Total Paid Full Time Employees: |
905 |
| Children's Library Services |
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Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
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2,152,414 |
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend. |
304,895 |
Operating Income |
| Operating income from local government |
$53,391,158.00 |
| Operating income from state government |
$11,710,915.00 |
| Operating income from federal government |
$230,918.00 |
| Other operating income |
$3,821,358.00 |
| Total income |
$69,154,349.00 |
Expenses |
| Salaries and wages for all library staff |
$34,971,953.00 |
| Employee benefits for all library staff |
$13,443,457.00 |
| Total staff expenditures |
$48,415,410.00 |
| Total expenditures on library collection |
$7,173,739.00 |
| Other operating expenditures |
$13,310,686.00 |
| Total operating expenditures |
$68,899,835.00 |
| Expenditures for capital outlay |
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| Library Technology Information |
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| Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format |
28,171 |
| Operating expenditures for electronic access |
1,313,274 |
| Number of library materials in electronic format |
238 |
| Library access to electronic services |
Yes |
| Library access to the Internet |
Yes |
| Internet terminals used by staff only |
558 |
| Internet terminals used by general public |
715 |
| Users of electronic resources per typical week |
23005 |
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