Carroll County Public Library

1. Carroll County Public Library Budget Request Presentation Public Hearing before the Commissioners of Carroll County March 29, 2011

2. Carroll County Public LibraryA great place to learn.

4. Carroll County Public Library FY11 Activity: Circulation: Total Circulation: 4,295,264 Circs per Capita: 25.4 Holds: 454,027 Collection: Total Collection: 564,222 Adult Books: 200,657 Children’s Books: 223,138 Adult Non-print: 90,123 Children’s Non-print: 30,016 Periodicals: 14,417 Miscellaneous: 5,871 Collection Turnover: 7.32 Databases: 25 Computer Access: Public Computers: 110 Computer Sessions: 241,217 Avg. Session: 38 minutes Additional Community Value: Outreach Visits: 3,316 Meeting Room Bookings: 2,317 County Bills Processed: 2,929 Student Service Hours: 4,435 Budget Overview: FY12 CCPL Budget: $9,054,808 FTE employees: 163.91 County Population: 169,353 (Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau) County Area: 449 sq mi CCPL Profile: Branches: 6 plus Outreach Services Registered Borrowers: 95,621 Visitors: 1,134,094 Info Transactions: Total Info Transactions: 172,343 Computer Instructions: 18,363 Programming Statistics: Number of Programs: 6,342 Program Attendance: 126,688 Attendance per Program: 20

5. Total FY12 Budget: $9,054,808

8. CCPL Starting Salaries These are annual starting salaries for several key positions at the Library. This structure has been in effect since 7/1/2008. • Circulation Clerk $24,611 • Circulation Supervisor $34,426 • Library Associate (Bachelor’s degree required) $30,563 • Adult/Children’s Services Supervisor (Master’s degree required) $44,920 • Branch Manager I (Master’s degree required) $49,411 • Branch Manager II (Master’s degree required) $54,353 Hourly staff, library page position, start at $7.58 per hour. TOTAL FY12 FTE: 163.91

9. Total FY12 Budget: $9,054,808 Cost of Materials: $1,512,951 Collection Turnover: 7.32

12. Effective use of library funding is a result of cooperation and partnership among libraries across the state.

13. Other CCPL Fees CCPL charges for various services. The follow is a list of the most significant fees along with the actual revenue collected in FY 11. • Fines for overdue books and materials $380,000 • Faxing Services 12,500 • Internet printing 20,000 • Copies 10,300 • Out of State 3,400 • Meeting Rooms 2,800 As a convenience to our customers, earphones, batteries and flash drives are also available for sale at branches. In addition as a service to customers, CCPL processed 2,929 County Government bills.

16. Total Federal LSTA (FY05 – Present): $2,411,417 Total State Capital (FY08 – Present): $1,322,000

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18. CCPL Sunday Hours - Westminster Branch • Request opening for 4 hours, 30 Sundays per year • Schedule to run first Sunday in October through last Sunday in April • All hours considered additional part-time hours, non-benefit eligible • Estimated cost: $64,900 • Financial support through City of Westminster, Economic Development: $12,980 Net additional cost to provide Sunday hours at Westminster Branch:$51,920

19. CCPL Westminster Branch Security Current level of Security: • One Security Guard, 5 hours per day, Monday through Thursday, and Saturdays Current cost: $35,100 • Requested an additional 17 hours per week Additional cost: $23,869

20. CCPL FY 12 Request Net cost to provide Sunday hours at the Westminster Branch$51,920 Additional Security for the Westminster Branch$23,869 Total additional funding requested$75,789