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Brazoria County Library System

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
131 E Live Oak 131 E Live Oak
Angleton, TX 77515 Angleton, TX 77515
Phone Number: 9798641505  
Website: http://bcls.lib.tx.us  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Member library of a library system.
Operated by: County/Parish
Geographic Area: Metropolitan area
Service Area Population: 241767
Annual Visits: 683,800
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 26,550
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 11
Number of bookmobiles: 0
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 535,536
Number of audio materials: 16,991
Number of video materials: 10,623
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,218
Total annual circulation: 1,114,707
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: -
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 2,554
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 9
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 11
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 75.15
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 86.15
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
454,874
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
41,806
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $4,148,489.00
Operating income from state government $113,069.00
Operating income from federal government
Other operating income $166,070.00
Total income $4,427,628.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $1,908,495.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $608,979.00
Total staff expenditures $2,517,474.00
Total expenditures on library collection $783,807.00
Other operating expenditures $528,082.00
Total operating expenditures $3,829,363.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $114,001.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 1,757
Operating expenditures for electronic access 261,984
Number of library materials in electronic format 347
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 87
Internet terminals used by general public 113
Users of electronic resources per typical week 4053
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