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Dallas Public Library

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
1515 Young St 1515 Young St
Dallas, TX 75201 Dallas, TX 75201
Phone Number: 2146701400  
Website: http://dallaslibrary.org  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Member library of a library system.
Operated by: Municipal government
Geographic Area: Metropolitan area
Service Area Population: 1188580
Annual Visits: 3,374,143
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 57,304
Number of central libraries:
1
Number of branch libraries: 22
Number of bookmobiles: 1
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 2,257,030
Number of audio materials: 30,151
Number of video materials: 64,147
Number of current serial subscriptions: 5,519
Total annual circulation: 4,915,119
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 29,385
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 5,562
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 125
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 129
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 297.3
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 426.3
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
2,008,710
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
145,172
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $22,509,096.00
Operating income from state government $860,133.00
Operating income from federal government $49,410.00
Other operating income $990,509.00
Total income $24,409,148.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $15,039,322.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $3,243,911.00
Total staff expenditures $18,283,233.00
Total expenditures on library collection $3,553,207.00
Other operating expenditures $2,504,172.00
Total operating expenditures $24,340,612.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $516,869.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 160,566
Operating expenditures for electronic access 1,017,431
Number of library materials in electronic format 5
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 356
Internet terminals used by general public 435
Users of electronic resources per typical week 24984
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