TEN-YEAR HISTORY - DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES |
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FY 1995
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FY 1996
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FY 1997
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FY 1998
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FY 1999
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FY 2000
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FY 2001
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FY 2002
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ADOPTED
FY 2003
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PROPOSED
FY 2004
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AUTHORIZED
POSITIONS
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PERMANENT
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Full-Time
Equivalents
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118.7
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121.7
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121.9
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122.5
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121.5
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129.5
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130.7
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130.7
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131.7
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132.4
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TEMPORARY
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Full-Time
Equivalents
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26.9
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24.6
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24.4
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23.8
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25.8
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25.8
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25.6
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25.6
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24.1
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23.4
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GRANT FUNDED
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Full-Time
Equivalents
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TOTAL FULL-TIME
EQUIVALENTS
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145.6
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146.3
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146.3
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146.3
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147.3
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155.3
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156.3
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156.3
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155.8
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155.8
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EXPENDITURES
(000s)
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8,332
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8,478
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8,737
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8,547
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8,947
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9,579
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9,919
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10,329
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10,871
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11,034
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REVENUES (000s)
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Fees
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400
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397
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510
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449
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439
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507
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561
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570
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528
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501
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Grants
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174
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268
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263
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232
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246
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260
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391
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305
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281
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216
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TOTAL REVENUE
(000s)
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585
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665
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773
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680
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685
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767
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952
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875
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809
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717
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NET TAX SUPPORT
(000s)
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7,514
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7,757
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7,814
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7,867
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8,262
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8,812
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8,967
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9,454
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10,062
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10,317
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FY 1995:
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Discontinued special senior citizen library cards, which
exempt patrons from paying overdue fines.
Transferred a Multicultural Coordinator position to the
Department of Human Services
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FY 1996:
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Restored funding to maintain the Outreach Literacy
Centers ($19,374 NTS, 0.7 FTE).
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FY 1997:
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Doubled fines for adult and children materials from $.10
to $.20 and increased the maximum rate per item from $5 to $8. Also increased the maximum overdue fine
amount for videos to $10 and the service charge for interlibrary loan materials
from $1 to $3 per item. An overall
increase of $145,000 will be used to increase the materials budget by the
same amount.
Upgraded the Integrated Information System to make
available more advanced electronic services for both the public library and public
school customers including a children's catalog with graphical users
interface and periodical indexing with full text and patron initiated
reserves.
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FY 1998:
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Instituted a new fee at $.10 per page for printing
materials from the library information system and the CD-ROM LAN.
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FY 1999:
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Provided additional funding to support outreach services
($22,000, 2.0 FTEs) at four sites.
Information and Referral Unit restructured and
1.0 FTE transferred to DHS to assist with their information and referral
services.
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FY 2000:
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Provided funding ($55,230) to upgraded six Student Aide
FTEs to temporary Library Assistant FTEs.
Provided funding ($95,460) and 1.0 FTE to create a
CyberLearning Center at the Columbia Pike Library.
Provided funding ($25,000) to upgrade the County
homepage.
Transferred Channel 31, the County Homepage and the
digital photographic project (7.0 FTE and $546,442 operating costs) from
the County Manager's Office to the Library Department.
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FY 2001:
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Added $230,493 and 1.0 FTE (transferred from DTS)
for the web-based applications program.
Added $55,000 to support full operating costs of the
County's webpage.
Reduced DTS expenditures $226,791 reflecting the
elimination of DTS charges for data processing and personal computers as part
of the transition of DTS from an internal service fund to a general fund
department.
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FY 2002:
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Began major redevelopment of County Website.
Moved the Shirlington Library to an interim location,
while the new co-located library site is designed and built.
Completed Master Plan for Westover/Reed site.
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FY 2003:
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Unfroze a Student Aide position (1.0 FTE) and converted
it to an Assistant Webmaster position.
Eliminated a Library Assistant I position (0.5 FTE).
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