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DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE (COUNTYWIDE) - CENTRAL LIBRARY, OUTREACH
SERVICES, DETENTION CENTER, AND VIRTUAL LIBRARY
PROGRAM
MISSION: Library and Information
Services (Countywide) provide access to information, connections to knowledge
and promote the joy of reading for every Arlingtonian.
Through the four units,
information and library service is delivered broadly across the County-
comprehensive information through the Central Library and the Virtual Library;
leisure reading in many formats for all ages; reference service; adapted
reading formats for the blind and physically handicapped; introduction of new
immigrants to public libraries through the Outreach Centers; literacy and
English as a second language materials; cultural programs for children and
adults; training on new services such as the Internet and office applications;
services to the homebound; and legal, educational and recreational reading
materials for the Detention Center residents.
Programs, partnerships, and
collaborations particularly with minority communities increasingly put the world within reach through Libraries. Programs for schools and Outreach Centers
with large minority populations introduce a growing world language collection,
provide coaching and classes in native languages in the Cyber Centers and
provide Spanish language story times.
Ambassador and Partnership programs involving all professional Library
staff establish links with organizations in the community.
The first floor reconfiguration
and renovation at Central provides a Popular Library for browsing current
materials in English and Spanish, as well as music, video and recorded books. No fee holds have increased 136% over FY 2002 and have created one unified
Library materials collection available through any Library facility. Forty Internet stations and a Cyber Center
are available for public use at the Central Library and remote access to the
virtual library including 24 electronic databases (reference books, magazines,
newspapers, directories) in Spanish and English are available 24/7 through the
Library homepage.
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Countywide
Services
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to '04
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Personnel
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$3,972,841
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$4,303,979
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$4,017,342
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-7%
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Non-Personnel
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902,069
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1,073,494
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915,225
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-15%
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Total Expenditures
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4,874,910
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5,377,473
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4,932,567
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-8%
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Total Revenues
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502,413
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441,386
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402,681
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-9%
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Net Tax Support
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$4,372,497
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$4,936,087
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$4,529,886
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-8%
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Authorized FTEs
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88.0
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86.5
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79.3
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Funded FTEs
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88.0
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86.5
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79.3
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS: The proposed budget reflects:
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Personnel expenditures decreased due to technical
adjustments: the transfer of one position (Circulation Services Coordinator) to
the Administrative and Technical Services Program (1.0 FTE and $65,508) and the
net transfer of 9 positions to the Community-Based Library Services Program to
better reflect the size of branch library collections and the support work
completed by the materials management division (6.2 FTEs and $355,535). These reductions are partially offset by
step increases and other routine personnel adjustments.
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Non-personnel expenditures decreased due to technical
operating adjustments: a net transfer to the Administrative and Technical
Services Program to reflect consolidated technology and supplies purchasing
($69,635), and a net transfer to the Community-Based Library Services Program
to reflect better data on operating expenses ($58,602).
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Non-personnel expenditures (books and materials)
decreased due a reduction in State Aid ($24,432).
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Revenues decreased ($38,705) due to a reduction in
State Aid, the suspension of a competitive State grant program, and the
suspension of a regional disability access grant.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY
2001
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Patron visits to Library/capita
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3.58
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3.85
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3.85
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3.85
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4.00
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Number of materials borrowed/capita
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7.05
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7.49
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7.49
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7.50
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8.00
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Collection utilization (average of
circulations/collection unit)
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3.99
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4.58
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4.50
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4.50
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4.75
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Number of youth and families attending Outreach
programs/visits
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5,862
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6,858
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7,000
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7,200
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7,500
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Objective:
Provide comprehensive, timely
and efficient library and information service to customers Countywide at the
time and place of personal need and interest.
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Workload Measures
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Number of CyberCenter
public users (Central & Columbia Pike)
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11,972
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31,230
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38,000
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40,000
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42,000
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Number of CyberCenter
classes (Central & Columbia Pike)
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137
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305
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280
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250
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260
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Number of CyberCenter class
attendees (Central & Columbia Pike)
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1,162
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2,541
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2,300
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2,000
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2,250
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Number of participants in
reading programs – all ages and languages (Countywide)
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3,555
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3,884
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3,900
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3,900
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4,200
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Number of electronic
database sessions
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39,114
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55,628
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70,000
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75,000
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80,000
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Number of materials
borrowed (Central & Outreach)
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1,460,997
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1,532,501
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1,535,000
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1,535,000
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1,560,000
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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Funding of the statewide license for a major periodical
database, currently funded by the Infopowering the Commonwealth Program through
the Library of Virginia, is uncertain .
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Consistent local support for the purchase of new
materials is critical to maintaining a quality collection and quality library
service.
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Need for increased maintenance and restoration at the
Central Library due to significant traffic over ten years and the need for
increased security presence to cover all open hours.
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Increasing need for selective provision of wireless
access to the Internet for customers.
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Relocation of the Government Reference Library to the
first floor of Courthouse Plaza may require additional staffing.
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Increased demands for outreach to Small Business,
particularly at the Small Business Information Center within Economic
Development.
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