Texas Public Library Summary for 2004

Table of Contents

Analytical Tables

These tables contain the data most often used by Texas public libraries to compare their expenditures, services, and staffing to other Texas public libraries. These tables include only those libraries that report the data contained in each separate Table, so the number of libraries in each table will vary.

• Table 1 - Annual Per Capita Operating Expenditures
• Table 2 - Annual Per Capita Expenditures for Salaries
• Table 3 - Population Per ALA/MLS Librarian
• Table 4 - Population Per FTE Employee
• Table 5 - Annual Per Capita Expenditures for Materials
• Table 6 - Items Per Capita
• Table 7 - Periodical Subscription Per 1,000 Population
• Table 8 - Circulation Per Capita
• Table 9 - Collection Turnover Rate
• Table 10 - Hours Open Per Week
• Table 11 - Library Visits Per Capita
• Table 12 - Reference Transactions Per Capita
• Table 13 - Program Attendance Per Capita
• Table 14 - Head Librarian's Salary

Salary and Staffing Data

Rank Order of Texas Public Libraries by Population Served

Statewide Public Library Statistics

Summary Characteristics of Texas Library Systems (part I)

Summary Characteristics of Texas Library Systems (part II)

Public Library Statistics by System (part I)

Public Library Statistics by System (part II)

Public Library Statistics by County

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