Howard County Library
500 S Main Street
Big Spring TX, 79720, Howard County
Phone: 432-264-2260
Type: Library System
Legal Base: County/Parish
Central Library: 1
| 2011 | |||
| Amount | % | Amount Per Capita | |
| Total Staff: | 8.75 | ||
| Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: | 1.00 | 11.43% | |
| Other Staff: | 6.75 | 77.14% | |
Income & Expenditures | |||
| Total Income: | $441,252 | $12.60 | |
| Income from Local Government: | $420,995 | 95.41% | $12.02 |
| Income from State Government: | $7,685 | 1.74% | $0.22 |
| Income from Federal Government: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Capital Revenue: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Income from Other Source: | $12,572 | 2.85% | $0.36 |
| Total Expenditures: | $437,846 | $12.51 | |
| Total Staff Expenditures: | $310,200 | 70.85% | $8.86 |
| Salaries & Wages: | $208,420 | 67.19% | $5.95 |
| Employee Benefits: | $101,780 | 32.81% | $2.91 |
| Total Collection Expenditures: | $52,117 | 11.90% | $1.49 |
| Printed Matierals Expenditures: | $38,474 | 73.82% | $1.10 |
| Electronic Materials Expenditures: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Other Materials Expenditures: | $13,643 | 26.18% | $0.39 |
| Capital Expenditures: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Other Expenditures: | $75,529 | 17.25% | $2.16 |
Collection & Services | |||
| Collections: | |||
| Books & Serial Volumes: | 70,255 | 2.01 | |
| Electronic Books & Serial Volumes: | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Audio Materials: | 1,357 | 0.04 | |
| Video Materials: | 1,402 | 0.04 | |
| Total Licensed Databases: | 49 | 0.00 | |
| Print Serial Subscriptions: | 46 | 0.00 | |
| Electronic Serial Subscriptions: | NA | NA | |
| Services: | |||
| Annual Public Service Hours: | 2,190 | ||
| Library Visits: | 71,753 | ||
| Registered Borrowers: | 8,933 | ||
| Total Circulation: | 62,854 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Provided: | 0 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Received: | 160 | ||
| Total Programs | 97 | ||
| Total Children's Program | 96 | ||
| Total Audience of the Programs | 1,028 | ||
| Total Audience of the Children's Program | 10 | ||
| Internet Computers | 11 | ||