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Seattle Libraries | King County Libraries | Washington Libraries |
| Location Address: |
Mailing Address: |
| 800 Pike Street |
800 Pike Street |
| Seattle, WA 98101 |
Seattle, WA 98101 |
| Phone Number: 2063864636 |
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| Website: http://www.spl.org |
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| Basic Library Information |
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| Interlibrary Relationship: |
Not a member of a library system. |
| Operated by: |
Municipal government |
| Geographic Area: |
City |
| Service Area Population: |
570800 |
| Annual Visits: |
4,254,005 |
| Annual Hours Open (All branches): |
70,200 |
Number of central libraries:
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1 |
| Number of branch libraries: |
23 |
| Number of bookmobiles: |
4 |
| Number of books and serial volumes: |
1,901,917 |
| Number of audio materials: |
76,168 |
| Number of video materials: |
39,553 |
| Number of current serial subscriptions: |
5,046 |
| Total annual circulation: |
6,175,027 |
| Total annual loans provided to other libraries: |
12,459 |
| Total annual loans received from other libraries: |
11,737 |
| Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: |
138 |
| Total Number of Full Time Librarians: |
138 |
| Other Paid Full Time Employees: |
341 |
| Total Paid Full Time Employees: |
479 |
| 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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2,224,810 |
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend. |
82,634 |
Operating Income |
| Operating income from local government |
$33,392,437.00 |
| Operating income from state government |
$1,393,197.00 |
| Operating income from federal government |
$263,621.00 |
| Other operating income |
$633,000.00 |
| Total income |
$35,682,255.00 |
Expenses |
| Salaries and wages for all library staff |
$20,475,988.00 |
| Employee benefits for all library staff |
$6,619,732.00 |
| Total staff expenditures |
$27,095,720.00 |
| Total expenditures on library collection |
$3,965,062.00 |
| Other operating expenditures |
$4,677,898.00 |
| Total operating expenditures |
$35,738,680.00 |
| Expenditures for capital outlay |
$49,355.00 |
| Library Technology Information |
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| Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format |
526,205 |
| Operating expenditures for electronic access |
1,131,590 |
| Number of library materials in electronic format |
3,048 |
| Library access to electronic services |
Yes |
| Library access to the Internet |
Yes |
| Internet terminals used by staff only |
414 |
| Internet terminals used by general public |
332 |
| Users of electronic resources per typical week |
8579 |
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