Free Library Of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia PA, 19103, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-686-5300
Type: Library System
Legal Base: Non-profit Association or Agency
Central Library: 1
| 2008 | |||
| Amount | % | Amount Per Capita | |
| Total Staff: | 826.00 | ||
| Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: | 258.00 | 31.23% | |
| Other Staff: | 568.00 | 68.77% | |
Income & Expenditures | |||
| Total Income: | $86,416,933 | $56.95 | |
| Income from Local Government: | $70,215,485 | 81.25% | $46.27 |
| Income from State Government: | $11,629,725 | 13.46% | $7.66 |
| Income from Federal Government: | $1,198,569 | 1.39% | $0.79 |
| Capital Revenue: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Income from Other Source: | $3,373,154 | 3.90% | $2.22 |
| Total Expenditures: | $83,869,092 | $55.27 | |
| Total Staff Expenditures: | $61,457,733 | 73.28% | $40.50 |
| Salaries & Wages: | $35,900,759 | 58.42% | $23.66 |
| Employee Benefits: | $25,556,974 | 41.58% | $16.84 |
| Total Collection Expenditures: | $8,327,452 | 9.93% | $5.49 |
| Printed Matierals Expenditures: | $5,877,031 | 70.57% | $3.87 |
| Electronic Materials Expenditures: | $697,853 | 8.38% | $0.46 |
| Other Materials Expenditures: | $1,752,568 | 21.05% | $1.15 |
| Capital Expenditures: | $1,839,351 | 2.19% | $1.21 |
| Other Expenditures: | $14,083,907 | 16.79% | $9.28 |
Collection & Services | |||
| Collections: | |||
| Books & Serial Volumes: | 3,534,765 | 2.33 | |
| Electronic Books & Serial Volumes: | 14,388 | 0.01 | |
| Audio Materials: | 955,140 | 0.63 | |
| Video Materials: | 300,948 | 0.20 | |
| Total Licensed Databases: | 115 | 0.00 | |
| Print Serial Subscriptions: | 6,941 | 0.00 | |
| Electronic Serial Subscriptions: | 850 | 0.00 | |
| Services: | |||
| Annual Public Service Hours: | 116,804 | ||
| Library Visits: | 6,396,633 | ||
| Registered Borrowers: | 584,476 | ||
| Total Circulation: | 7,419,466 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Provided: | 8,245 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Received: | 4,844 | ||
| Total Programs | 28,053 | ||
| Total Children's Program | 13,809 | ||
| Total Audience of the Programs | 870,240 | ||
| Total Audience of the Children's Program | 597,223 | ||
| Internet Computers | 850 | ||
Branches: 53
| Andorra Branch Library | 705 E Cathedral Road, Philadelphia PA 19128 |
| Blanche A Nixon Branch, Cobbs Creek | 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19143 |
| Bushrod Library | 6304 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19149 |
| Bustleton Avenue Branch Library | 10199 Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19116 |
| Cecil B Moore Branch Library | 2320 W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19121 |
| Charles Durham Branch Library | 3320 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19101 |
| Chestnut Hill Branch Library | 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19118 |
| Eastwick Branch Library | 2851 Island Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19153 |
| Falls Of Schuylkill Branch Library | 3501 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19129 |
| Fishtown Community Branch Library | 1217 E. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19125 |
| Fox Chase Branch Library | 501 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia PA 19111 |
| Frankford Branch Library | 4634 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19124 |
| Fumo Family Branch Library | 2437 Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19148 |
| George Institute Branch Library | 1461 N.52nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19131 |
| Greater Olney Branch Library | 5501 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia PA 19120 |
| Haddington Branch Library | 446 N. 65th Street, Philadelphia PA 19151 |
| Haverford Avenue Branch Library | 5543 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19139 |
| Holmesburg Branch Library | 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19136 |
| Independence Branch Library | 18 S. 7th Street, Philadelphia PA 19106 |
| Katharine Drexel Branch Library | 11099 Knights Road, Philadelphia PA 19154 |
| Kensington Branch Library | 104 W. Dauphin Street, Philadelphia PA 19133 |
| Kingsessing Branch Library | 1201 S. 51st Street, Philadelphia PA 19143 |
| Lawncrest Branch Library | 6098 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111 |
| Lehigh Avenue Branch Library | 601 W. Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19133 |
| Logan Branch Library | 1333 Wagner Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19141 |
| Lovett Memorial Library | 6945 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19119 |
| Mcpherson Square Branch Library | 601 E. Indiana Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19134 |
| Nicetown-Tioga Branch Library | 3720 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19140 |
| Northeast Regional Library | 2228 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19149 |
| Northwest Regional Library | 68 W. Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19144 |
| Oak Lane Library | 6614 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia PA 19126 |
| Ogontz Branch | 6017 Ogontz Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19141 |
| Overbrook Park Branch Library | 7422 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19151 |
| Paschalville Branch Library | 6942 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19142 |
| Passyunk Branch Library | 1935 Shunk, Philadelphia PA 19145 |
| Philadelphia City Institute Library | 1905 Locust Street, Philadelphia PA 19103 |
| Queen Memorial Library | 1201 S. 23rd Street, Philadelphia PA 19146 |
| Ramonita G Derodriguez Branch Library | 600 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19123 |
| Richmond Branch Library | 2987 Almond Street, Philadelphia PA 19134 |
| Roxborough Branch Library | 6245 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19128 |
| South Philadelphia Branch Library | 1700 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19145 |
| Southwark Branch Library | 932 S. 7th Street, Philadelphia PA 19147 |
| Tacony Branch Library | 6742 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19135 |
| Torresdale Branch Library | 3079 Holme Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19136 |
| Wadsworth Avenue Branch Library | 1500 Wadsworth Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19150 |
| Walnut Street West Branch Library | 3927 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19104 |
| Welsh Road Branch Library | 9233 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia PA 19114 |
| West Oak Lane Branch Library | 2000 Washington Lane, Philadelphia PA 19138 |
| West Philadelphia Regional Library | 125 S. 52nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19139 |
| Whitman Branch Library | 200 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19148 |
| Widener Branch Library | 2531 E. Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19132 |
| Wynnefield Branch Library | 5325 Overbrook Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19131 |
| Wyoming Branch Library | 231 E. Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19120 |