trends in outreach services

Trends in Outreach Services

Nikole Wolfe, Regional Librarian, KDLA

nikole.wolfe@ky.gov

Kentucky ranks #1 in the number of bookmobiles in the United States.

76 bookmobiles provided 86,225 patron service hours last year.

Circulation totaled a whopping 1,814,700!

Bookmobiles

Bookmobiles

70

75

80

85

90

Fiscal Year 2003 - 2012

# of Bookmobiles

# of Bookmobiles

1,600,000

1,700,000

1,800,000

1,900,000

2,000,000

2,100,000

200

3

200

4

200

5

200

6

200

7

200

8

200

9

2010

2011

2012

Materials circulated

Materials circulated

Bookmobile Materials Circulated

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

200

3

200

4

200

5

200

6

200

7

200

8

200

9

2010

2011

2012

Public Service Hours

Public Service Hours

Bookmobile Public Service Hours

Outreach Vehicles

0

10

20

30

40

50

Fiscal Year 2004 - 2012

Fiscal Year 2004 - 2012

# of Outreach Vehicles

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Fiscal Year 2004 - 2012

Fiscal Year 2004 - 2012

Outreach # of Stops per Week

Ford

Transit Connect (5)

Focus (2)

Focus Wagon

Escape XLS

E 150 Van

Popular Outreach Vehicles

Ford Focus $16,000

Ford Transit Connect $22,000

Honda Toyota

Odyssey (4)

Scion XB (2)

CRV Matrix

Element Sienna

Sport Fit

Popular Outreach Vehicles

Honda Odyssey $28,000

Scion XB $17,000

Nissan Dodge

Quest Caravan

Versa Grand Caravan

Cargo Van

Popular Outreach Vehicles

Nissan Quest $25,000

Nissan Versa $12,000

Todd County

Nissan Cargo Van $26,000

http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/plssd/Pages/LibraryStatistics.aspx

Lots of Charts and Maps for 11-12 FY

25 Years of Library Trends by County

Contact Jay Bank, KDLA Statistician jay.bank@ky.gov

Statistical Reports