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DOCUMENT RESUMEED 304 164AUTHORTITLEINSTITUTIONPUB DATENOTEIR 052 674Clark, Collin, Ed.California Library Statistics, 1987.California State Library, Sacramento.87225p.; For tne 1984-1985 statistics, see ED 272217.PUB TYPEStatistical Data (110) -- Reports - Descriptive (141)EDRS PRICEDESCRIPTORSMF01/PC09 Plus Postage.*Academic Libraries; Annual Reports; HigherEducation; Interlibrary Loans; Library Circulation;Library Expenditures; *Library Materials; LibraryNetworks; Library Personnel; *Library Services;*Library Statistics; *Public Libraries; *SpecialLibraries*CaliforniaIDENTIFIERSABSTRACTThe information reported in this documentcharacterizes libraries in California through statistical tables,profiling each library within t:tc appropriate library type (public,academic, special, state agency, and county law). The data weregathered though the annual report forms for fiscal year 1985-1986that were returned by 967 libraries of an estimated total of 1,200California libraries (not counting school libraries). Presented inthe statistical tables are data on activities (interlibrary loansborrowed and lent, circulation, total volumes, etc.), income,expenditures, staffing, and collections. These data are organized bylibrary type and area population. Also provided is a state summary oflibrary statistics for the current year, plus two preceding years,and figures from 1977 -78 --the watershed year before Proposition13--which include total operating expenditures and salaries; librarymaterials; full-time staff equivalents; total volumes; circulation;interlibrary loan borrowing and lending; and total number ofreference questions answered during the year. A list of the librariesrepresented concludes this report. **************************Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original ******************************
California Zibrary Statistics 1987Fiscal year 1985-1986 data fromPublic, Academic, Special, State Agencyand County Law LibrariesLibrary Development Services BureauCalifornia State LibrarySacramento, 1987Gary E. Strong, State LibrarianBEST COPY AVAILABLE
California Library Statistics 1987ISSN 0741-031XEdited by Collin Clark, Information Manager,Library Development Services Bureau,California State Library1001 Sixth St., Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814Other publications in this series available from California State LibraryCalifornia Library DirectoryCalifornia Library Trustees DirectoryCalifornia Public Library Outlet DirectoryPrinted by California Office of State PrintingDistributed LDA1:'*-,;,.4'2
Contents4State Summary of Library Statistics8Public Library Systems12Public Libraries18Group 1, over 500,000 population24Group 2, 100,000 to 500,000 population36Group 3, 50,000 to 100,000 population48Group 4, 25,000 to 50,000 population54Group 5, 12,500 to 25,000 population'LOGroup 6, under 12,500 population66Mobile libraries69Academic and Special Libraries71Academic Libraries71State73Community79Private83Special Libraries83For profit organizations89Non-profit organizations93Legal and Medical99Federal government101State Agency Libraries105County Law Libraries107Library Index35
State Summar, of Library StatisticsEach year the State Library sends annual report forms to California's academic, public, special, state agency and county law libraries.Statistical data from those reports are tabulated in this publication,with directory listings published in the companion volume, CaliforniaLibrary Directory.Although the statistics program and these publications are promoted as widely as we can, participation for most is voluntary (public libraries are required by the Education Code to reportThisannually to the State Librarian) and some choose not to do so.Libraries failing to returnmakes the state summary less than complete.the report form two years in a row are dropped from the free publicationsdistribution list. Beginning in 1986, California is cooperating with theCenter for Education Statistics and the American Library AssociationOffice for Research in the nationwide collection of uniform libraryand thisstatisticaldata.TheCalifornia Public Library Report,statistics compilatioe, have been modified accordingly.For fiscal year 1985-1986 we have reports from 967 libraries. Weestimate there are at least 1,200 libraries in operation in California,exclusive of school libraries, so data in these publications are about80% complete.By type of library, the number reporting are:169 public libraries with 2,989 public service outlets. By jurisdictions, there are 43 county, 106 city, eight combined city-county, and12 district public libraries. By level of service, there are:163 main libraries.Administrative headquarters are not included,and some county or district libraries have no main library.575 branch libraries.A branch is an extension library open somepart of each of five days a week, has at least 1,400 square feet of floorspace, a general book collection of at least 7,000 volumes, and is staffed with the equivalent of at least one librarian and one clerical employee during hours open for service.382 library stations. A station is a library structure smaller thana branch, providing a lower level of service.1,869 mobile library stops. A mobile library stop is a location visited by a bookmobile or other traveling library. There are 80 mobile libraries in operation this year.Combining main, branch and station figures, there are 1,120 fixedpublic library outlets.4Emeryville and Piedmont are included with Oakland.Glenn County is served by Orland and Willows city libraries.Hillsborough is served by Burlingame and San Mateo city libraries.Mariposa Co. is included with Tuolumne Co.Santa Barbara Co. is served by the three city libraries of Lompoc,Santa Barbara aad Santa Maria.Sierra Co. is included with Plumas Co.
185 academic libraries:29 state supported academic libraries.104 community college libraries.52 private academic libraries.444 special libraries:19 popular libraries at U.S. armed forces installations.28 legal libraries.90 medical libraries.10 religious libraries.162 libraries operated by for profit organizations.135 libraries operated by nonprofit organizations.111 state agency libraries:40 resident libraries at state institutions and schools.19 legal libraries.11 medical libraries.41 special libraries.58 county law libraries.Included underspeciallibrariesare48operated bythefederalgovernment.In the State Summary table that follows, the current year plus thetwo preceding years are shown as usual. The State Library continues toreceive requests for information about the effects on libraries ofProposition 13, the tax limitation Constitutional amendment of 1978.Rather than show one additional year preceding the present, we republishinstead the figures for 1977-78, the watershed year before Proposition13.
State Summary column headingsTotal operating expend.Total operating expenditure, in thousands ofdollars.Includes materials, salaries, operations, contract services, transfers and payments.Excludes capital outlay.Expenditure for staff salaries and benefits, in thousands ofSalaries.dollars.A subtotal of total operating expenditure above.Library materials.Expenditure for all library materials: books, periodicals, microforms, audiovisual materials, in thousands of dollars.Excludes supplies, binding and materials leased on contract.A subtotal of total operating expenditure above.Total number of persons employed,Staff FTE.expressed in full-time equivalent (FTE).hours per week, but not less than 36.professional and support,Full-time is normally 40Total volumes. Total count of volumes held at end of fiscal year, June30, in thousands.Total annual out-of-building circulation,Circulation.all units, in thousands.all materials,ILL borrow.Number of items borrowed by reporting library on interIncludes photolibrary loan from other libraries, in thousands.copies sent in lieu of ILL.ILLlent.Number ofitemslent by reporting library onloan to other libraries, in thousands.interlibraryIncludes photocopies sent inlieu of ILL.Reference.Annual total of questions answered by reporting library, inthousands: questions, readers assistance, bibliographies, researchprojects, data base searches.Includes activities requiring use oflibrary collections a,,d services and/or training and experience ofstaff, but nct simple directional questions.
State Summary of Library StatisticsSUMMAR!:Fiscal yearState pop. Jan.1Type of libraryTotalLibraryoperatingmaterexpend. Salarie? ials---In thousands---91977-197822,077,000Public librariesAcademic librariesSpecial librariesState agency libsCounty law libsSTATE TOTAL1983-198425,415,300Public librariesAcademic librariesSpecial librariesState agency libsCounty law libsSTATE affFTETotalvolumesIn unitsCirculationILLborrowILLlentReference---In 74,8044,306355,973 38797153,1755816961984-198525,857,500Public librariesAcademic librariesSpecial librariesState agency libsCounty law libsSTATE 1985-198626,637,000Public librariesAcademic librariesSpecial librariesState agency libsCounty law libs4STATE 4977626319042,79610
Public Library System'California's 15 cooperative public library systems are organized under the California Library Services Act (CLSA), most as joint powers agencies.They are governed by Administrative Councils made up of the directors of the member public libraries, aided by System Advisory Boardsrepresenting the public served.Most systems employ a Coordinator/ Director and support staff. They maintain a communications system of telephone and, typically, electronic mail, direct distance dial units, orTWX.Either through system vans or by contract with member libraries,they provide regular delivery service 'or exchange of materials. One ormore system reference centers, housed in the larger libraries, are supported for second level referral of questions individual libraries are unable to answer.Systems are supported by a combination of local membership fees and reimbursements, state CLSA program grants, and projectawards of federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds.Most systems have associated intertype library networks or affiliated academic and special library members.The public library systems are:BALLSBlack Gold49-99InlandMCLSMOBACMVLSNBCNo. StatePeninsulaSJVLSSantiagoSerraSo. BaySo. State8Bay Area Library and Information System, OaklandBlack Gold Cooperative Library System, Ventura49-99 Cooperative Library System, StocktonInland Library System, San BernardinoMetropolican Cooperative Library System, AltadenaMonterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System, MontereyMountain Valley Library System, SacramentoNorth Bay Cooperative Library System, Santa RosaNorth State Cooperative Library System, WillowsPeninsula Library System, BelmontSan Joaquin Valley Library System, FresnoSantiago Library System, OrangeSerra Cooperative Library System, San DiegoSouth Bay Cooperative Library System, Santa ClaraSouth State Cooperative Library System, Downey
Column headingsSystems: members.members.-Public Library SystemsShort name of system and number of publiclibraryPopulation.Combined population estimate for January 1, reporting yearof system member public libraries.Area sq.mi.Combined service area in square miles of system memberpublic temcenters. Asreferrals, the count duplicates areference count of member libraries.Messages sent.ItemsNumber of messages sent by system telecommunications.delivered.services.Miles umber of miles driven by system delivery vehicles.Referenceexpenditure.reference services.Clevelreferenceportion of theCLSAallowanceforprovisionofsystemIncludes staff, materials and operations.& Dexpenditure.,CLSA allowance for system telecommunications andfor maintenance of system delivery service.SAB expenditure.CLSA allowance to support the System Advisory Board(SAB), typically including travel, postage and office supplies.CLSA Program allowances.TotalCLSA funded programs listed.state awardtothesystem undertheLSCA Program grants.System administration is a CLSA component not presently funded under the Act. To aid systems in a demonstration ofthecostsof planning, coordinating and evaluating the CLSA pro-grams, awards of federal LSCA funds have been made.Total system programs.Expenditure for reporting year from CLSA, LSCA,local and other funds for all programs; of the system. Estimates forcurrent year from system budgets.12
Activities, FY 1985-1985Public library systemSYSTEM!SystemMembersBALLSBlack Gold49-99InlandMCLS?MACMVLSNBCNorth StatePeninsulaSJVLSSantiagoSerraSouth BaySouth 434,0002,867,000Areasq. mi.Reference MessagesItemsquestions 46,30019,50011,70019,17411,4984,000
it:Public library systemsSYSTEM2Expenditure, FT 1985-1986SystemExpenditureby CLSA programReferenceC & DBALISBlack Gold49-99InlandMCLSMOBACMVLSNBCNorth StatePeninsulaSJVLSSantiagoSerraSouth BaySouth 8132,0093,967CLSAProgram 69,007196,976228,612162,557147,542LSCAProgram ,962253,294TotalSystem 1,507865,151254,252420,907610,556700,208
Public LibrariesCalifornia's 169 public libraries are departments of local governThey vary widely in size andment:city, county and special district.strength, from the City of Vernon with 90 residents to Los Angeles withmore than 3 million, and cover the state with a network of branch librarMost participate in coies, bookmobiles and other extension services.operativelibrary systems comprising all the public libraries in acounty, or several adjacent counties, offering equal access and sharingAddress listings may be found in theof resources among all residents.companion volume, California Library Directory.Public libraries are grouped into six categories by size of population served:GroupGroupGroupGroupGroupGroup123456over 500,000 population100,000 to 500,000 population50,000 to 100,000 population25,000 to 50,000 population12,500 to 25,000 populationunder 12,500 populationFor each size group there are six esPopulation, system, outlets, per capitasLocal revenue, state allocationsMaterials, salaries, totalStaff count, salary raagesPrint, microform, audiovisualCirculation, ILL, referenceData on the following tables are taken from annual reports submittedto the California State Library. Preliminary tables were compiled fromthese reports and published as Public Library Statistics, Advance Edition.Additions and corrections received from libraries up to the cutoff date are incorporated in the tables in California Library Statistics, which supersede those of the Advance Edition.1216
Column headings- Public librariesTable 1, "Profile"Library.Short name of public library.Co.Dist.(no label)County LibraryLibrary District orUnified School District Library DistrictMunicipal LibraryA few libraries are officially known by memorial names, butare shown here by their city or district site.CarmelMonterey ParkRedlandsSalinasSanta PaulaHarrison Memorial LibraryBruggemeyer Memorial LibraryA. K. Smiley Public LibraryJohn Steinbeck LibraryBlanchard Community LibraryEmeryville and Piedmont are included with Oakland.Glenn County is served by Orland and Willows city libraries.Hillsborough is served by Burlingame and San Mateo city libraries.Mariposa Co. is included with Tuolumne Co.Santa Barbara County is nerved by the three municipal librariesof Lompo::, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.Sierra Co. is included with Plumas Co.System. The California Library Services Act cooperative public librarysystem to which the library belongs.BALL.Black Go' '49-99InlandMCLSMOBACMVLSNBCNo. StatePeninsulaSJVLSSantiagoSerraSo. BaySo. StateBay Area Library and Information System, OaklandBlack Gold Cooperative Library System, Ventura49-99 Cooperative Library System, StocktonInland Library System, San BernardinoMetropolitan Cooperative Library System, AltadenaMonterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System, MontereyMountain Valley Library System, SacramentoNorth Bay Cooperative Library System, Santa RosaNorth State Cooperative Library System, WillowsPeninsula Library System, BelmontSan Joaquin Valley Library System, FresnoSantiago Library System, OrangeSerra Cooperative Library System, San DiegoSouth Bay Cooperative Library System, San JoseSouth State Cooperative Library System, Downey
Population.Population served by the library jurisdiction, estimatefor January 1, 1986, certified by the State Library. Figures aredrawn from the Population Research Unit of the State Department ofFinance and are intended to represent as accurately as possible theactual number of persons served and taxed for service, with no persons counted twice or credited to more than one library. Many county libraries are not credited with the entire county population, fortheir boundaries contain ci ies or districts independently supplyingDistrict libraries typically serve an unincorporated areaservice.larger than their central city. A few municipal libraries serve unincorporated county areas under contract with the rs.Numbercirculation and other services. May exceed the certified populationof the library jurisdiction, in which case the larger borrowersfigure is used in computing per capitas.Building outlets.Number of fixed building outlets providing publiclibrary service.This includes a main library, branch libraries,butnotanadministrative headquarterslibrarystationsandproviding no public service.Branch is an extension library open some part of each of fivedays a week, has at least 1,400 sq. ft. of floor space, a generalbook collection of at least 7,000 volumes, and is staffed with theequivalent of at least one librarian and one clerical employee during the hours open for service.Station is a library structure smaller than a branch, providinga lower level of service.Totaloutlets.Total o' fixed building outLets plus the number ofstops by any mobile library (bookmobile, trailer, van, etc.) operated by the library.Area sq. mi.Area of jurisdiction served by library in square miles.Total operating expenditure expressed as perExpenditure per capita.Annual report line, "Total Operating Expenditure", for thecapita.reporting year is added to line, "Estimate of services . notThis sum is divided by the populationcharged to library budget".served.Total circulation of all materials is dividedCirculation per capita.by the population served.Reference per capita.Total referencetransactionspopulation served.1418isdivided by the
Table 2, "Income"Operating income.Total income available for operating expenses (notcapital outlay), the sum of local, state and federal sources andtransfer from reserves or beginning balance.Capital outlay.Income for capital outlay items,buildings, vehicles and equipment over 200.Special District.Amountfrom Special Districtavailable to counties and special districts.includingsites,AugmentationfundsNot charged.Estimate of services and supplies benefiting library forreporting year expended by another city or county unit, not chargedto library budget. Amount is included for facility maintenance andadministration allowed in PLF Certification if not in library budgetTotalincome.Totalcapital outlay.incomeavailableforoperatingexpensesandLocal revenue appropriated. Local revenue appropriated for the year propriation are not considered. This figure is not derived fromthe Public Library Report.(Note that through inclusion on the PLFCertification of amount for facility maintenance and administration,even though not included in library budget, the figure for LocalRevenue Appropriated may in some cases be larger than that for TotalOperating Income.)State allocations: CLSA.State funds allocated to the jurisdictionunder the California Library Services Act for transaction basedreimbursements.State allocations: PLF.State fundsunder the Public Library Fund.allocatedtothejurisdictionTable 3, "Expenditure"Library materials. Expenditure for all library materials: books, periodicals, microforms, audiovisual materials. Excludes supplies, binding and materials leased on contract.Salaries,benefits.Expenditure for staff salaries and benefits ofadministration and library service personnel.Excludes maintenancestaff paid from budget.Totaloperating. Materials, salaries, operations, contract services,transfers,payments.Excludes capitaloutlay and transfer toreserves.Capital outlay.Expenditure for capital outlay items: equipment over 200, sites, buildings, remodeling, vehicles, etc.15Grand total expenditure.Operating expenditdre plus capital outlay andallocation to reserve.ID
Table 4, "Staffing"Tc.zal count of persons employed full-time and part-time,staff count.Numberpaid from library budget, as of June 30, reporting year.cannot be a fraction.Number of persons working as Librarian, with MLS degreeLibrarian FTE.Full-timeor equivalent, expressed in full-time equivalent (FTE).Includesper week, but not less than 36.is normally 40 hourslibrary director.Number of persons working in support staff positions, ie,Support equivalentDoes not include staff provided by contract orpart-time help.local government, or maintenance and security staff.Total full-time equivalent of all persons paid from libraryTotal FTE.budget, excluding contract, maintenance and security staff.Full-time weeklyVolunteer FTE.unpaid service in library.equivalentofpersonsvolunteeringMonthly salary ranges, beginning step - final step, ofSalary ranges.positions surveyed, as of September 30, current year.Table 5, "Collections"Volumesadded.countUnitof volumes added during thegross number not adjusted for discards.continuations.Titles added.year,fiscalIncludes bound serials andCount of individual new titles added during the fiscalyear.Volumes held.June 30.Unit count of all volumes held atend of fiscal year,Unit count of documents, if counted as separate collection.Documents.Documents included in the volume total are not counted ntphonorecords, talking books and other sound recordings.Audio.cassettes,Count of motion picture titles held, all formats.Film.Video.16.sheets,Count of videorecord titles held, including tapes and discs.IncludesNumber of periodical titles currently received,Excludes bound serialsmagazines, newspapers, loose leaf services.and continuations treated as books.Periodicals.20
Table 6, "Activities"Hours annual.Total number of public service hours annually, all unitsTotal circulation. Total annual out of building circulation, allmaterials, all units.Library programs.Number of library sponsored information and culturalprograms for the public.Reference.Annual total of questions handled by reporting library.Includes activities requiring use of library .ollections and/ortraining and experience ofstaff,but notsimple directionalquestions.Counts negative response that is satisfactory to patronas an answered question.ILL lent.Number of items lent by reporting library on interlibraryloan to other libraries. Includes photocopies sent in lieu of ILL.ILL borrow.Number of items borrowed by reporting library on interlibrary loan from other libraries.Includes photocopies sent inlieu of ILL.ILRanswer.Numberlibraries.ILR sent.ofinformationrequestsansweredforotherNumber of information requests sent to other libraries.1701
Public libraries, Group 1, over 500,000 populationProfile, FY 1985-1986PUBLI1PopulationLibraryContra Costa Co.Fresno Co.Los Angeles Co.Los AngelesOrange Co.RiversideSacramentoSan Bernardino Co.San Diego Co.San DiegoSan FranciscoSan LSInlandSerraSerraBALISSouth 0)226,050166,517221,344Build Totaloutlet 171.130.380.530.510.620.590.970.7900f.
Public libraries, Group 1, over 500,000 populationIncome, FY 1985-1986PUBL12OperatingLibraryContra Costa Co.Fresno Co.Los Angeles Co.Los AngelesOrange Co.RiversideSacramentoSan Bernardino Co.San Diego Co.San DiegoSan FranciscoSan tate 47350,69025
Public libraries, Group 1, over 500,000 populationPUBL13LibraryContra Costa Co.Fresno Co.Los Angeles Co.Los AngelenOrange Co.RiversideSacramentoSan Bernardino Co.San Diego Co.San DiegoSan FranciscoSan JoseLibrary 1,390,0001,462,1251,757,8381,512,000Expenditure, FT 1985-1986Salaries, 9,761,722Total 90,67912,672,022capitaloutlayGrand 61,572,00081,5371,467,00027
Public libraries, Group 1, over 500,000 populationStaffing, FY 1985-1986PUBL14LibraryContra Costa Co.Fresno Co.Los Angeles Co.Los AngelesOrange Co.RiversideSacramentoSan Bernardino Co.San Diego Co.San DiegoSan FranciscoSan 17.8818.902.20Monthly salary rangesAssistantChief 51524989
Edited by Collin Clark, Information Manager, Library Development Services Bureau, California State Library 1001 Sixth St., Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814. . 105 County Law Libraries 107 Library Index. 3. 5. State Summar, of Library Statistics. Each year the State Library sends annual report forms to Califor
