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Library System Name:
Library System District Of Columbia Public Library
County:
Dist Of Columbia
FSCS ID:
DC0001
Mailing Address:
901 G Street, N.W. (room 400)
Washington, DC 20001-4599
Physical Address:
901 G Street, N.W. (room 400)
Washington, DC 20001-4599
Phone:
(202) 727-1101
Region:
Mid East
FIPS Code:
11
 Library Details
 Characteristics Show Less 
Central Library: 1
Branches: 22
Bookmobiles: 1
Total Outlets: 24
Public Internet Terminals: 214
  Legal Service Area Population:   550,521  
Interlibrary Relationship:
Not a member of a system, federation, or cooperative service
Legal Basis:
Municipal government (city, town, or village)
Census Geography:
City (exactly)
 Staff
Total Staff: 355.00  
   Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: 148.70
   Librarians without ALA-accredited MLS: 10.00
   Other Staff: 196.30
 Income & Expenditures
Amount Amount
per capita
  Total Income: $32,831,671 $59.64  
   Income by Source
      Federal: $792,825 $1.44
      Local: $30,793,360 $55.93
      State: $0 $0.00
      Other: $1,245,486 $2.26
  Total Expenditures: $31,173,230 $56.62  
   Total Staff Expenditures: $21,925,326 $39.83
      Salaries & Wages: $18,618,087 $33.82
      Employee Benefits: $3,307,239
     Collection Expenditures: $3,365,941 $6.11  
     Operating Expenditures      
      Electronic Format Materials: $362,420 $0.66
     Capital Outlay Expenditures: $3,403,147  
   Other Expenditures: $5,881,963
 Collection & Services
Number Number
per capita
  Collection      
   Books & Serial Volumes: 2,263,934 4.11
   Subscriptions: 4,682
   Videos: 23,243
   Audio Materials: 66,312
  Services (per year):      
   Library Visits: 1,849,653 3.36
   Total Circulation: 1,128,870 2.05
   Reference Transactions: 1,134,432 2.06
     Interlibrary Loans Provided: 2,413 0.00  
   Interlibrary Loans Received: 209 0.00
     Circulation of Children's Materials: 345,692    
   Children's Program Attendance: 165,619
Source: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2005
Note: "N/A" means the data are not available or not applicable.

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