Department Of Community Services
77 Reads Way
New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County
Phone: 302-395-5605
Type: Library System
Legal Base: County/Parish
Central Library: 0
| 2008 | |||
| Amount | % | Amount Per Capita | |
| Total Staff: | 139.00 | ||
| Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: | 23.60 | 16.98% | |
| Other Staff: | 92.51 | 66.55% | |
Income & Expenditures | |||
| Total Income: | $14,100,643 | $39.60 | |
| Income from Local Government: | $10,324,100 | 73.22% | $28.99 |
| Income from State Government: | $3,733,143 | 26.47% | $10.48 |
| Income from Federal Government: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Capital Revenue: | $5,606,596 | 39.76% | $15.75 |
| Income from Other Source: | $43,400 | 0.31% | $0.12 |
| Total Expenditures: | $12,230,079 | $34.35 | |
| Total Staff Expenditures: | $6,902,283 | 56.44% | $19.38 |
| Salaries & Wages: | $5,143,190 | 74.51% | $14.44 |
| Employee Benefits: | $1,759,093 | 25.49% | $4.94 |
| Total Collection Expenditures: | $2,047,525 | 16.74% | $5.75 |
| Printed Matierals Expenditures: | $1,862,243 | 90.95% | $5.23 |
| Electronic Materials Expenditures: | $185,282 | 9.05% | $0.52 |
| Other Materials Expenditures: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Capital Expenditures: | $6,238,444 | 51.01% | $17.52 |
| Other Expenditures: | $3,280,271 | 26.82% | $9.21 |
Collection & Services | |||
| Collections: | |||
| Books & Serial Volumes: | 594,699 | 1.67 | |
| Electronic Books & Serial Volumes: | 2,140 | 0.01 | |
| Audio Materials: | 58,526 | 0.16 | |
| Video Materials: | 58,923 | 0.17 | |
| Total Licensed Databases: | 42 | 0.00 | |
| Print Serial Subscriptions: | 1,716 | 0.00 | |
| Electronic Serial Subscriptions: | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Services: | |||
| Annual Public Service Hours: | 18,374 | ||
| Library Visits: | 1,953,201 | ||
| Registered Borrowers: | 198,424 | ||
| Total Circulation: | 5,733,967 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Provided: | 4,090 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Received: | 1,940 | ||
| Total Programs | 2,384 | ||
| Total Children's Program | 1,779 | ||
| Total Audience of the Programs | 54,368 | ||
| Total Audience of the Children's Program | 45,329 | ||
| Internet Computers | 143 | ||
Branches: 9
| Appoquinimink Public Library | 218 North Broad Street, Middletown DE 19709 |
| Bear Public Library | 101 Governors Place, Bear DE 19701 |
| Brandywine Hundred Branch | 3406 Concord Pike, Wilmington DE 19803 |
| Claymont Public Library | 3303 Green Street, Claymont DE 19703 |
| Elsmere Public Library | 30 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington DE 19805 |
| Hockessin Public Library | 1041 Valley Road, Hockessin DE 19707 |
| Kirkwood Highway Public Library | 6000 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington DE 19808 |
| Newark Free Library | 750 Library Avenue, Newark DE 19711 |
| Woodlawn Library | 2101 West Sixth Street, Wilmington DE 19805 |