The Logan Library

Annual Report 1997


LIBRARY USAGE INDICATORS

STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

1.     Library Sponsored Programs: 201

Attendance 4,035

BREAKDOWN

  Times Held Attendance
Special Story times

25

569

Preschool Story time

176

3,421

Summer Story time

19

738

OTHER PROGRAMS:

(Not included in attendance figures)

Summer Reading Program: 1,748

 

 

2.     Scheduled Public Meetings: 1,148

Attendance Unknown

 

 

3.    Items Circulated: 552,312

1993

466,695

1994

458,105

1995

489,710

1996

527,637

1997

552,312

Per cent of change over previous year 4.8%

 

4.    Interlibrary Loans

Interlibrary Logan Requests Processed:

3,858

Patron requests from our patrons:

1,192

Patron requests unfilled:

159

Requests from other libraries:

2,666

Requests filled for other libraries:

1,481

Per cent of change over previous year:

(3.6%)

 

 

5.     Population served: 38,000 (1995 Utah Data Guide)

Total Number of LibrarCards issued: 24,207

 

6.     Volunteer Hours: 1,126.50

 

7.     Patron Exit Count: 227,255

Per cent of change over previous year: (.046%)


RESOURCES:

1.     Catalogued items: 125,147

2.     Serials: 160

Purchased Current Subscriptions: 146

Donated Current Subscriptions: 14

3.     Newspapers: 13

Purchased Current Subscriptions: 11

Donated Current Subscriptions: 2

 

ACQUISITIONS: 1997:

1.     New Items Purchased: 9,902

Source: Local funds, State and Federal grants

2.     Donated Items: 1,382

Source: Private contributions

3.     TOTAL: 11,284

Per cent of change over previous year: 19.7%

 


The Logan Library

Annual Report 1997


 

LIBRARY USAGE INDICATORS:

  1. Collection Analysis

  2. Average Circulation per volume Analysis

  3. Patron Analysis

  4. Circulation by Patron Category Analysis

  5. Holds Analysis

  6. Fine Activity

  7. Reference Transactions


The Logan Library

Annual Report 1997


COLLECTION ANALYSIS

BREAKDOWN BY COLLECTION CATEGORY:

THREE YEAR COMPARISON:

 

1995

1996

1997

Archives

1,089

1,182

1,363

Art Print

29

29

29

Atlas

52

52

54

Biography

3,980

4,109

4,439

Board Books

1,152

1,066

1,045

Bk/Cass

699

645

537

BSA Booklets

369

363

364

Ca/Ad/Bk

1,003

1,227

1,374

Ca/Ad/Music

329

325

351

Ca/Ad/Nf

267

286

329

Ca/J/Bk

289

308

422

Ca/J/Mus

241

241

246

Ca/J/St

119

136

139

CD/Ad/Music

336

531

599

CD/Ad/Nf

5

5

5

CD-ROM

-

145

378

Consumer

164

166

64

Easy Read (Graded Readers)

1,698

1,660

1,648

Fiction (FIC)

11,158

12,222

13,462

Fantasy Science Fiction

6,368

6,651

7,127

HLAV

203

264

323

HLBk

1,652

2,081

2,203

Index

70

66

72

Juvenile Biography

1,332

1,228

1,263

Juvenile Fiction

7,991

8,341

8,819

Juvenile Nonfiction

2,448

2,595

2,590

Juvenile Story Collection

341

337

344

LDS Collection

2,657

2,686

2,882

Lit Fict

138

138

138

Lit Nonfict

43

43

43

LP/AD/FIC

484

557

616

LP/AD/NON-FIC

113

127

135

LP/JUV/FIC

57

57

57

LP/JUV/NON-FIC

1

1

1

Map

27

27

27

Mys (Mystery)

-

4,237

4,648

Nonfiction

40,033

41,237

44,028

PI (Picture Books)

-

7,119

7,538

Ref Desk

69

53

49

Reference

3,106

3,040

3,052

Serials (Bound)

938

1,050

1,093

Spa/Ad/Fic

154

137

168

Spa/AV

70

82

98

Spa/J/Fic

181

182

201

Spa/Nfic

373

382

420

Staff

159

168

178

Utah Reference

160

178

214

VidAdEnt

383

521

648

VidAdEduc

1,297

1,527

1,769

VidJEnt

1,041

1,282

1,593

VidJEduc

286

402

484

Young Adult

4,000

4,132

4,336

Young Reader

1,091

1,116

1,217

 


The Logan Library

Annual Report 1997


AVERAGE CIRCULATION PER VOLUME ANALYSIS:

Collection Category

Volumes in Collection

Circulation 1997

Ave. Circ. per Volume

Art Prints

29

184

6.34

Biography

4,339

5,387

1.24

Board Books

1,045

17,019

16.29

Bk/Cass

537

8,527

15.88

BSA Booklets

364

866

2.38

Ca/Ad/Bk

1,374

18,638

13.56

Ca/Ad/Music

351

2,807

7.99

Ca/Ad/Nf

329

3,152

9.58

Ca/J/Bk

442

4,118

9.32

Ca/J/Mus

246

2,217

9.01

Ca/J/St

139

1,123

8.08

CD/Ad/Music

599

9,140

15.26

CD/Ad/NonFic

5

99

19.80

CD-ROM

378

6,087

16.10

Easy Read

1,648

19,328

11.73

Fiction

13,487

48,843

3.62

Fantasy Science Fiction

7,127

20,328

2.85

HLAv

323

3,629

11.24

HLBk

3,203

7,034

2.20

Juvenile Biography

1,263

2,076

1.64

Juvenile Fiction

8,819

26,549

3.01

Juvenile Nonfiction

2,590

15,346

5.92

Juvenile SC

344

743

2.16

LDS Collection

2,882

15,310

5.31

Lit Fict

138

29

0.21

Lit Nonfic

43

7

0.16

LP/AD/Fic

616

2,152

3.49

LP/AD/Non-Fic

135

288

2.13

LP/Juv/Fic

57

24

0.42

LP/Juv/Non-Fic

1

0

0.00

Mysteries

4,648

16,825

3.62

Nonfiction

44,028

112,268

2.56

Picture Books

7,538

60,577

8.04

Spa/Ad/Fic

168

308

1.83

Spa/AV

98

1,367

13.95

Spa/J/Fic

201

874

4.34

Spa/Nfic

420

883

2.10

Staff

178

29

0.16

VidAdEnt

648

21,812

33.66

VidAdEduc

1,769

18,957

10.72

VidJEnt

1,593

49,449

31.04

VidJEduc

484

9,613

19.86

Young Adult

4,336

9,323

2.15

Y Read

1,217

5,897

4.85

TOTALS:

120,178

549,232

4.57

 


The Logan Library

Annual Report 1997


PATRON ANALYSIS

BREAKDOWN OF REGISTERED CARD HOLDERS

 

1994

1995

1996

1997

Logan

20,961

22,031

22,922

24,207

New Cards registered during 1997: 3,864

Old Cards deleted during 1997: 2,635

Active cards modified during 1997: 15,232

 

 

CIRCULATION BY LIBRARY CARD HOLDER:

Year

Card Holders

Circulation

Ave. Circ. per card

1993

21,804

466,695

21.40

1994

20,961

458,105

21.85

1995

22,031

489,710

22.28

1996

22,922

527,637

23.02

1997

24,207

552,312

22.82

 


The Logan Library

Annual Report 1997


HOLD ANALYSIS

Requested

Filled

Canceled

Waiting

21,710

17,881

910

2,919

 

 

FINE ACTIVITY

Fines:

Misc.:

Number

Amount

Number

Amount

69,063

$23,139.47

484

$5,563.13

$33.5 cents average per transaction

$11.49 average per transaction

 

 

 

REFERENCE TRANSACTIONS

 

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

In-house

16,975

17,858

16,556

18,830

17,912

Telephone

3,029

3,692

3,351

3,596

3,154

Directional

5,029

5,332

6,739

6,278

4,804

TOTAL:

25,092

26,882

27,104

28,704

25,870

 

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