State Librarian’s Report
KPLA
April 10, 2014
Public Library Statistics 2013
• Total operating revenue ($176,921,811)– Increase of 1.4% in 2013– Increase of 2.8% in 2012– Increase of 4.8% in 2011
• Expenditures – per capita ($30.79)– $30.27 in 2012– $28.88 in 2011
Staff Expenditures
• Total Staff Expenditures ($84,459,821)– Increased by 3.3% in 2013– Salaries increased by 2.5%– Fringe benefits increased by 5.4%
• Staff as pct. of total expenditures (63%)– 61% in 2012– 62% in 2013
Materials expenditures
• Cost of print decreased by 3.6%
• Cost of A-V increased by 1%
• Cost of electronic increased by 26.8%
• Total materials increased by 1.9%
Operating expense
• Total operating expenses decreased by 4.1%
• Continuing education decreased by 5.9%
Facilities
• Facility growth was flat
• Lost 3 bookmobiles, but added 2 outreach vehicles
Staff
• Number of MLS Librarians increased by 4.4%
• Total staff decreased by .3%
Meetings
• Increase of 19.5% in number of groups using meeting rooms
• Increase of 14% in number of meetings held
Collection
• Book collection decreased .6%– Decrease of 1.4% in 2012– Decrease of .6% in 2013
• Audio downloadable titles increased 148%
• Electronic books increased by 62%
Collection usage
• Number of registered borrowers increased by 2.8% (2,903,176)
• Print book circulation down 5.9% – Reflected in all areas
• Electronic materials circulation of 1,460,414
• Total circulation up 1.2% (30,071,850)– Reverses a decline of 1.5% in 2012
Attendance
• People entering libraries declined by 2.8%– Decrease of 1.2% in 2012
• Children’s program attendance up by 8.4%
• Young adult program attendance +10%
• Adult program attendance of 310,114
Technology usage
• 4,749 public use terminals
• Every library system reported wi-fi access
• Number of computer users declined by 6.3%– Decreased by 1% in 2012
Intellectual Freedom challenges
• 23 in 2013
• 27 in 2012
• 30 in 2011
2014 Legislative Session
• No cut to state aid
• $1 million in construction
• No PVA fees
2014 Legislative Session
• No fix to lawsuits
• 5% cut to KDLA
• Trustees cannot serve on 2 SPGEs at same time
Federal Funding uses
• Talking Book Library (100%)• Ky Virtual Library ($200,000)• CE program• Children’s Services support• All kits• E-rate support• Cataloging support• Summer Feeding the Mind program• Large type & audio collections• OCLC costs and ILL
HB1 – Special Purpose Govt Entities
• Most details still to come
• Written report to fiscal court
• Oral presentation to fiscal court
• Tax rate hearings prior to fiscal court meeting
Board recruitment
• Trustees need to be community leaders
• Articulate, able to promote library with local officials
• Diverse and representative in community
• Board recruitment is board responsibility
• Need to have a list of potential trustees as part of continual process
Revised nomination process
• May 1 launch
• On-line form to notify KDLA
• 4 month warning
• 2 month notice
KDLA
• 5% reduction ($307,000)
• Smaller staff
Areas of focus
• Consulting
• KDLA website resources
• CE
• Early Literacy
• Health