Boone County Public Library: Where Imagination Takes Flight

General Statistics

• Total employees: 105
• Librarians with a Master's degree: 21
• Registered borrowers: 57,725
• Library visits in FY 2006: 506,221
• New items added in FY 2006: 37,554
• Total collection as of 1 July 2006: 329,564
• Items checked-out in FY 2006: 906,040
• Increase from FY 2005: 5.5%
• Reference questions answered in FY 2006: 98,368
• Public computer user in FY 2006: 228,861
• Library programs in FY 2006: 2,710
• Program attendance in FY 2006: 59,071
• Community groups' use of meeting rooms in FY 2006: 227
• Public meetings in FY 2006: 931

Collection

• Books for adults: 176,380
• Books for young people: 106,610
• Videos & DVDs: 17,295
• Audio books: 8,735
• Other media/music: 20,134
• Subscriptions: 440
• Subscriptions databases: 60

Budget

• FY 2007 operating budget: $6,446,060
• FY 2007 capital projects fund: $5,362,190