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Pierce County

     

 
Location Address: Mailing Address:
3005 112Th Street East 3005 112Th Street East
Tacoma, WA 98446 Tacoma, WA 98446
Phone Number: 2535366500  
Website: http://www.pcl.lib.wa.us  
Basic Library Information      
Interlibrary Relationship: Not a member of a library system.
Operated by: Special Library District
Geographic Area: Multi-County
Service Area Population: 481818
Annual Visits: 2,414,673
Annual Hours Open (All branches): 41,168
Number of central libraries:
0
Number of branch libraries: 17
Number of bookmobiles: 2
Media Information      
Number of books and serial volumes: 935,178
Number of audio materials: 83,546
Number of video materials: 71,424
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,031
Total annual circulation: 5,242,530
Total annual loans provided to other libraries: 7,224
Total annual loans received from other libraries: 4,301
Staff Information      
Number of ALA-MLS Librarians: 35.76
Total Number of Full Time Librarians: 35.76
Other Paid Full Time Employees: 172.18
Total Paid Full Time Employees: 207.94
Children's Library Services      
Total annual circulation (including renewals) of all
children's materials in all formats to all users.
1,281,338
Total annual attendance at all programs intended
primarily for children. Includes adults who attend.
51,613
Financial Information      
Operating Income
Operating income from local government $14,279,551.00
Operating income from state government $104,005.00
Operating income from federal government $50,000.00
Other operating income $765,921.00
Total income $15,199,477.00
Expenses
Salaries and wages for all library staff $7,776,547.00
Employee benefits for all library staff $1,861,274.00
Total staff expenditures $9,637,821.00
Total expenditures on library collection $2,291,487.00
Other operating expenditures $2,732,798.00
Total operating expenditures $14,662,106.00
Expenditures for capital outlay $359,726.00
Library Technology Information      
Operating expenditures for library materials in electronic format 53,322
Operating expenditures for electronic access 299,129
Number of library materials in electronic format 7
Library access to electronic services Yes
Library access to the Internet Yes
Internet terminals used by staff only 225
Internet terminals used by general public 88
Users of electronic resources per typical week 2274
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