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Lower Merion Library System
75 East Lancaster Avenue
Ardmore PA, 19003, Montgomery County
Phone: 610-645-6110
Type: Library System
Legal Base: Other
Central Library: 1
| 2011 | |||
| Amount | % | Amount Per Capita | |
| Total Staff: | 53.35 | ||
| Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: | 13.00 | 24.37% | |
| Other Staff: | 39.35 | 73.76% | |
Income & Expenditures | |||
| Total Income: | $4,449,610 | $76.93 | |
| Income from Local Government: | $3,752,499 | 84.33% | $64.88 |
| Income from State Government: | $193,470 | 4.35% | $3.35 |
| Income from Federal Government: | $0 | 0.00% | $0.00 |
| Capital Revenue: | $3,790,415 | 85.19% | $65.54 |
| Income from Other Source: | $503,641 | 11.32% | $8.71 |
| Total Expenditures: | $4,511,291 | $78.00 | |
| Total Staff Expenditures: | $3,269,907 | 72.48% | $56.54 |
| Salaries & Wages: | $2,442,162 | 74.69% | $42.22 |
| Employee Benefits: | $827,745 | 25.31% | $14.31 |
| Total Collection Expenditures: | $542,060 | 12.02% | $9.37 |
| Printed Matierals Expenditures: | $346,916 | 64.00% | $6.00 |
| Electronic Materials Expenditures: | $8,960 | 1.65% | $0.15 |
| Other Materials Expenditures: | $186,184 | 34.35% | $3.22 |
| Capital Expenditures: | $3,885,372 | 86.13% | $67.18 |
| Other Expenditures: | $699,324 | 15.50% | $12.09 |
Collection & Services | |||
| Collections: | |||
| Books & Serial Volumes: | 332,981 | 5.76 | |
| Electronic Books & Serial Volumes: | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Audio Materials: | 39,100 | 0.68 | |
| Video Materials: | 39,735 | 0.69 | |
| Total Licensed Databases: | 23 | 0.00 | |
| Print Serial Subscriptions: | 512 | 0.01 | |
| Electronic Serial Subscriptions: | NA | NA | |
| Services: | |||
| Annual Public Service Hours: | 14,225 | ||
| Library Visits: | 588,197 | ||
| Registered Borrowers: | 39,527 | ||
| Total Circulation: | 1,107,402 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Provided: | 94,349 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Received: | 37,977 | ||
| Total Programs | 1,093 | ||
| Total Children's Program | 760 | ||
| Total Audience of the Programs | 24,964 | ||
| Total Audience of the Children's Program | 24 | ||
| Internet Computers | 55 | ||
Branches: 6
| Ardmore Free Library | 108 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore PA 19003 |
| Bala Cynwyd Memorial Library | 131 Old Lancaster Road, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004 |
| Belmont Hills Public Library | 120 Mary Watersford Road, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004 |
| Gladwyne Free Library | 362 Righters Mill Road, Gladwyne PA 19035 |
| Ludington Public Library | 5 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr PA 19010 |
| Penn Wynne Library | 130 Overbrook Parkway, Wynnewood PA 19096 |