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Library System Name:
Library System Detroit Public Library
County:
Wayne
FSCS ID:
MI0083
Mailing Address:
5201 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202-4093
Physical Address:
5201 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202-4093
Phone:
(313) 833-1000
Region:
Great Lakes
FIPS Code:
26
 Library Details
 Characteristics Show Less 
Central Library: 1
Branches: 23
Bookmobiles: 2
Total Outlets: 26
Public Internet Terminals: 387
  Legal Service Area Population:   951,270  
Interlibrary Relationship:
Member of a system, federation, or cooperative service, but not the headquarters
Legal Basis:
Municipal government (city, town, or village)
Census Geography:
City (exactly)
 Staff
Total Staff: 432.20  
   Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: 130.20
   Librarians without ALA-accredited MLS: 0.00
   Other Staff: 302.00
 Income & Expenditures
Amount Amount
per capita
  Total Income: $35,012,987 $36.96  
   Income by Source
      Federal: $0 $0.00
      Local: $31,112,032 $32.84
      State: $3,248,576 $3.43
      Other: $652,379 $0.69
  Total Expenditures: $32,608,365 $34.42  
   Total Staff Expenditures: $22,742,797 $24.01
      Salaries & Wages: $14,491,705 $15.30
      Employee Benefits: $8,251,092
     Collection Expenditures: $2,337,960 $2.47  
     Operating Expenditures      
      Electronic Format Materials: $141,924 $0.15
     Capital Outlay Expenditures: $5,444,164  
   Other Expenditures: $7,527,608
 Collection & Services
Number Number
per capita
  Collection      
   Books & Serial Volumes: 7,376,829 7.79
   Subscriptions: 4,884
   Videos: 36,621
   Audio Materials: 126,413
  Services (per year):      
   Library Visits: 3,860,000 4.07
   Total Circulation: 914,709 0.97
   Reference Transactions: 846,895 0.89
     Interlibrary Loans Provided: 7,977 0.01  
   Interlibrary Loans Received: 251 0.00
     Circulation of Children's Materials: 411,620    
   Children's Program Attendance: 60,331
Source: Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2005
Note: "N/A" means the data are not available or not applicable.

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