Bessemer Public Library

400 19th Street N

Bessemer AL, 35020, Jefferson County

Phone: 205-428-7882

Type: Library System

Legal Base: Municipal Government

Central Library: 1

	2011
	Amount	%	Amount Per Capita
Total Staff:	18.00
Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS:	4.00	22.22%
Other Staff:	11.00	61.11%
Income & Expenditures
Total Income:	$639,997		$17.61
Income from Local Government:	$590,004	92.19%	$16.23
Income from State Government:	$17,791	2.78%	$0.49
Income from Federal Government:	$0	0.00%	$0.00
Capital Revenue:	$0	0.00%	$0.00
Income from Other Source:	$32,202	5.03%	$0.89
Total Expenditures:	$650,295		$17.89
Total Staff Expenditures:	$428,015	65.82%	$11.77
Salaries & Wages:	$352,111	82.27%	$9.69
Employee Benefits:	$75,904	17.73%	$2.09
Total Collection Expenditures:	$12,223	1.88%	$0.34
Printed Matierals Expenditures:	$11,583	94.76%	$0.32
Electronic Materials Expenditures:	$0	0.00%	$0.00
Other Materials Expenditures:	$640	5.24%	$0.02
Capital Expenditures:	$0	0.00%	$0.00
Other Expenditures:	$210,057	32.30%	$5.78
Collection & Services
Collections:
Books & Serial Volumes:	68,489		1.88
Electronic Books & Serial Volumes:	0		0.00
Audio Materials:	4,153		0.11
Video Materials:	2,842		0.08
Total Licensed Databases:	74		0.00
Print Serial Subscriptions:	67		0.00
Electronic Serial Subscriptions:	NA	NA
Services:
Annual Public Service Hours:	2,750
Library Visits:	265,284
Registered Borrowers:	19,299
Total Circulation:	51,633
Interlibrary Loans Provided:	5,686
Interlibrary Loans Received:	13,353
Total Programs	204
Total Children's Program	45
Total Audience of the Programs	2,847
Total Audience of the Children's Program	219
Internet Computers	40