Systemwide Statistics: Fiscal Year 1997Fiscal
Year 1997 Operating Budget Fiscal Year 1997 Operating Budget (As of June 30, 1997)Operating Expenses Operating Expenses of The Research Libraries, Librarywide Programs, and Related Central Services and Administration: $92,682,000 Operating Expenses of The Branch Libraries and Related Central Services and Administration: $104,369,000 Total Operating Expenses: $197,051,000 Support and Revenue: Includes City, State, and Federal funds, as well as private sources, investment income, and other income. The Research Libraries: $91,753,000 The Branch Libraries: $101,917,000 Total Support and Revenue, 1997: $193,670,000 The Research LibrariesLocations: 4 Center for the Humanities, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Science, Industry and Business Library Collections: 40,875,016 items (13,274,403 books) Users in FY 97:
Total Users in FY97: 2,046,807 Number of items consulted: 2,019,541 Reference inquiries (telephone): 261,124 Reader use
Materials preserved:
Employees: 1,177 (379 are hourly) The Branch LibrariesLocations: 85 -- in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island Collections: 11,445,971 items (5,227,970 are books) Users in FY97:
Total Users in FY97: 12,995,629 Library card holders: 2.54 million Reference inquiries: 6,297,915 (118,236 telephone reference service) Directional inquiries: 5,280,743 Items circulated: 11,581,151 Distribution of free material: 700,368 Personal computer appointments: 134,599 Free programs:
Total programs: 30,558
Total free program attendance: 645,533 Number of branch exhibits: 2,760 Employees: 2,379 (673 are hourly) Number of volunteers: 2,378 Number of volunteer hours: 37,022 Statistics for Fiscal Year 1996 Statistics for Fiscal Year 1995 thoerenz: pro: 4-1-98 |
