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Knox County Public Library System

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
500 West Church Avenue 500 W. Church Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37902 Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone Number: 8652158750  
Website: http://www.knoxlib.org  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: County/Parish
Geographic Area: County
Service Area Population: 382032
Annual Visits: 1,312,206
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 44,395
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 18
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 889,395
Number of audio materials: 26,354
Number of video materials: 10,770
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,537
Total annual circulation: 2,095,205
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 3,807
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 2,419
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 34.5
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 41.63
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 131.01
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 172.64
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
844,964
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
38,067
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $8,149,818.00
Operating income from state government
Operating income from federal government $57,200.00
Other operating income $299,211.00
Total income $8,506,229.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $4,554,544.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $978,246.00
Total staff expenditures $5,532,790.00
Total expenditures on library collection $1,251,180.00
Other operating expenditures $1,500,753.00
Total operating expenditures $8,284,723.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $17,052,463.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 65,716
Operating expenditures for electronic access 38,584
Number of library materials in electronic format 423
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 154
Internet terminals used by general public 138
Users of electronic resources per typical week 3384
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