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Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
1001 Broad Street 1001 Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402 Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone Number: 4237575310  
Website: http://www.lib.chattanooga.gov  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: City/County
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 279827
Annual Visits: 619,268
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 14,800
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 4
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 1,116,062
Number of audio materials: 14,085
Number of video materials: 5,334
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,374
Total annual circulation: 708,918
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 1,162
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 690
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 18.5
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 19.5
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 72.5
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 92
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
270,574
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
42,061
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $4,811,450.00
Operating income from state government
Operating income from federal government $2,500.00
Other operating income $264,466.00
Total income $5,078,416.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $2,908,301.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $492,092.00
Total staff expenditures $3,400,393.00
Total expenditures on library collection $597,971.00
Other operating expenditures $681,037.00
Total operating expenditures $4,679,401.00
Expenditures for capital outlay
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 72,045
Operating expenditures for electronic access 118,524
Number of library materials in electronic format 1,591
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 62
Internet terminals used by general public 103
Users of electronic resources per typical week 2304
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