montana public library statistics
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PROGRAMS
LibraryTotal YTD FY14
Total YTD FY13
% change Y-T-D
Bigfork # programs 57 55 3.64%attendees 643 804 -20.02%
CFalls # programs 147 120 22.50%attendees 3,270 2,987 9.47%
Kalispell # programs 310 234 32.48%attendees 14,418 8,861 62.71%
Marion # programs 14 13 7.69%attendees 123 124 -0.81%
Systemwide # of Programs 528 422 25.12%
Attendees 18,454 12,776 44.44%
YOUR L IBRARY COUNTS - MLA CONFERENCE 2015
YOUR L IBRARY COUNTS - MLA CONFERENCE 2015
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MONTANA STATE LIBRARYPUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS
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YOUR L IBRARY COUNTS - MLA CONFERENCE 2015
Library Users in Typical Week
This information is used to calculate a yearly total for the following: 58 Library Visits-
Appendix E This is the total number of persons entering the library for whatever
purpose during the year. Note: If an actual count of visits is unavailable, determine an
annual estimate by counting visits during a typical week in October and multiplying
the count by 52. A "typical week" is a time that is neither unusually busy nor unusually
slow. Avoid holiday times, vacation periods for key start, or days when unusual events
are taking place in the community or the library. Choose a week in which the library is
open its regular hours. Include seven consecutive calendar days, from Sunday
through Saturday (or whenever the library is usually open). Note: Include the hours
open for public service for centrals (data element #23), branches (data element #24),
bookmobiles (data element #25), and books-by-mail only. For each bookmobile,
count only the hours during which the bookmobile is open to the public. For
Administrative Entities that offer ONLY books-by-mail service, count the hours that
the outlet is staffed for service. Minor variations in scheduled public service hours
need not be included, however, extensive hours closed to the public due to natural
disasters or other events should be excluded even if the staff is scheduled to work.
READ DEFINITIONS
YOUR L IBRARY COUNTS - MLA CONFERENCE 2015
I came up with 1,577 by adding the circulation from
MTLib2Go and the circulation of our locally
held e-books. I then added 200 of this to children’s and 1,377 to other circulation to
be included in my total circulation.
1,577
DOCUMENT METHODS
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Yep, that looks like a good number for my hours open per week.
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