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SECTION H -- LIBRARIES
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE
(COUNTYWIDE) – CENTRAL LIBRARY, OUTREACH SERVICES, DETENTION CENTER,
AND VIRTUAL LIBRARY
PROGRAM MISSION: To provide access to
information, connections to knowledge and promote the joy of reading for every
Arlingtonian.
Through the four units,
information and library service is delivered broadly across the County:
comprehensive information through the Central Library and the Virtual Library;
leisure reading in many formats for all ages; reference service; adapted
reading formats for the blind and physically handicapped; introduction of new
immigrants to public libraries through the Outreach Centers; literacy and
English as a Second Language materials; cultural programs for children and
adults; training on new services such as the Internet and office applications;
services to the homebound; and legal, educational and recreational reading
materials for the Detention Center residents.
Programs, partnerships, and
collaborations particularly with minority communities increasingly put the world within reach through libraries. Programs for schools and Outreach Centers
with large minority populations introduce a growing world language collection,
provide coaching and classes in native languages in the CyberCenters and
provide Spanish language story times, including a monthly bilingual story
program on AVN74. Ambassador and
Partnership programs involving all professional Library staff establish links
with organizations in the community.
Holds for materials which create
one unified Library materials collection available through any Library facility
increased 49% in FY 2004. Thirty-eight
Internet stations and a CyberCenter are available for public use at the Central
Library and remote access to the virtual library including 25 electronic
databases (reference books, magazines, newspapers, directories) in Spanish and
English is available 24/7 through the Library website.
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Countywide
Services
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FY 2004
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FY 2005
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FY 2006
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'05 to '06
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Personnel
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$3,719,598
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$4,285,336
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$4,287,702
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Non-Personnel
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1,361,283
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1,044,711
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1,133,910
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9%
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Total Expenditures
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5,080,881
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5,330,047
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5,421,612
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2%
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Total Revenues
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405,498
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408,743
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408,743
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Net Tax Support
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$4,675,383
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$4,921,304
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$5,012,869
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2%
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Authorized FTEs
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79.3
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78.8
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77.0
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Funded FTEs
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79.3
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78.8
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77.0
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS: The proposed budget reflects:
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The increase in personnel expenditures includes normal
step increases and increases from the re-classification of the Library
Assistant positions offset by the
reassignment of 1.8 FTEs to the Community-Based program.
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Non-personnel expenditure increases ($89,199) reflect increases
for rising utilities costs and the redistribution of utilities charges from the
Administrative and Technical Services program ($73,650), $14,700 for book
purchases and $849 for County vehicle charges.
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Revenues remain constant with the increase in printing
fees to offset the decrease in State Aid.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY 2002 Actual
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FY 2003 Actual
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FY 2004 Actual
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FY 2005 Estimate
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FY 2006 Estimate
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FY 2006 Goal
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Satisfaction with availability of online
materials and services
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N/A
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N/A
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81%
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85%
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85%
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85%
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Customer Measures
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Total visits -
youth and families attending Outreach programs
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6,858
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6,328
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5,506
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6,000
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6,000
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6,000
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Customer
visits to Library website
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354,269
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549,972
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741,935
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750,000
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750,000
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750,000
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Workload Measures
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Number of Central
CyberCenter user visits
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18,800
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25,131
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30,826
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30,000
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30,000
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30,000
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Number of Central
CyberCenter class attendees
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1,800
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1,408
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1,345
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1,400
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1,400
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1,400
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Number of materials
borrowed
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1,533,786
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1,589,857
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1,724,792
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1,750,000
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1,800,000
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1,800,000
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS: The
following factors may impact the budget in the future:
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Funding of the statewide license for a major periodical
database, currently funded by the Infopowering the Commonwealth Program through
the Library of Virginia, is uncertain.
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Need for increased maintenance and restoration at the
Central Library, particularly in staff areas, due to significant traffic over twelve
years and the need for increased security presence to cover all open hours.
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Staffing of the Government Reference Library due to
relocation to the first floor of Courthouse Plaza.
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Increased demand for more library services at outreach
centers and other non-government community centers.
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