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Data From Public Libraries: 2005 |
Massachusetts |
U.S. (average) |
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 |
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Total Unduplicated Population |
6,415,371 |
5,617,098 |
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Number of Central Libraries |
370 |
177 |
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Number of Branch Libraries |
113 |
147 |
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Number of Bookmobiles |
5 |
16 |
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Public Service Hours |
937,185 |
700,320 |
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Circulation of Children's Materials |
18,354,138 |
13,452,355 |
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Children's Program Attendance |
1,410,324 |
1,051,693 |
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Electronic Materials Expenditures |
1,141,930 |
2,109,897 |
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Number of Public Internet Terminals |
4,378 |
3,619 |
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Users of Electronic Resources |
8,972,028 |
6,241,240 |
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Local Revenue |
196,901,778 |
154,600,643 |
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State Revenue |
7,510,764 |
18,297,854 |
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Federal Revenue |
4,294,277 |
987,601 |
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Other Revenue |
18,478,178 |
15,968,475 |
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Total Revenue |
227,184,997 |
189,825,326 |
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Total Staff Expenditures |
162,133,065 |
116,726,732 |
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Total Collection Expenditures |
33,167,679 |
23,080,941 |
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Other Operating Expenditures |
36,243,132 |
36,954,949 |
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Total Operating Expenditures |
231,543,876 |
174,621,981 |
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Capital Expenditures |
59,347,962 |
24,244,310 |
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Total Circulation per Capita |
7.84 |
7.45 |
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Library Visits per Capita |
4.39 |
4.70 |
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Reference Transactions per Capita |
0.80 |
0.91 |
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Audio Materials per 1,000 Population |
173.81 |
145.57 |
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Video Materials per 1,000 Population |
188.71 |
143.09 |
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Current Print Serial Subscriptions per 1,000 Population |
9.34 |
6.98 |
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Books and Serial Volumes per 1,000 Population |
4,972.07 |
3,139.03 |
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ALA-MLS Librarians (FTE) |
1,098.68 |
603.08 |
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Total Librarians (FTE) |
1,690.44 |
885.95 |
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Other Staff (FTE) |
2,068.24 |
1,802.17 |
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Total Staff (FTE) |
3,758.68 |
2,681.13 |
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