KRL - Usage and Service Statistics

Usage Statistics

	Registered Borrowers	Operating Revenue	Total Collection	Total Annual Circulation	Public Use (GUI) Computers	Electronic Holds Placed	Commercial Database Searches
2000	111,758	$7,110,211	452,103	1,926,177	109	106,435	66,659
2001*	**105,281	$4,675,813	483,625	2,153,895	121	140,186	77,712
2002	116,878	$7,852,228	481,939	2,258,685	123	193,108	184,264
2003	123,958	$8,062,728	502,875	2,328,335	147	253,194	309,573
2004	***143,313	$8,347,008	553,184	2,509,071	150	500,496
2005	170,762	$8,588,102	641,798	2,513,975	155	692,024	484,389
Change since 2001*	62%	12%	33%	17%	28%	394%	523%

* Year property tax funding limitations approved by state-wide vote

** Aggressive purge of inactive Libray borrower records

*** Filtering of Library computers for all minor children requires an active Library card to use public Library computers

Sources: Washington State Public Library Statistics Report, Kitsap Regional Library Annual Reports

Service Statistics

Library Card Holders: 170,762

Library Items Checked Out: 2.5 million

Library Hours: 406 weekly (20,300 annually)

Door Counts: 4,000 average daily Library visits system-wide

Public Access Computers: 155

Programs and Events: 1,073, with attendance of 28,423

Library Holdings:

641,798 (Books, DVDs, CDs, etc.)

504 magazine titles

88 newspaper subscriptions

22 subscription-only electronic databases (500,000 annual searches)

Library Staff:

136 total staff (full-time equivalent)

87 full-time, 92 part-time, 46 substitute/on-call

300 Library volunteers (3,500 volunteer hours annually)

KRL Mission Statement: Kitsap Regional Library serves the community as a center for lifelong learning and a steward of access to stories, information and knowledge

Board of Trustees: Althea Paulson, 2005/2006 Bainbridge Island Representative; Paul Drotz, 2005 South Kitsap Representaive;

Jackie Aitchison, 2005/2006North Kitsap Representative; Teresa McDermott, 2005/2006 Central Kitsap Representative;

Tim Quigley, 2005 Bremerton Representative; Anna Laurie, 2006 Bremerton Representative