Texas Public Library Summary for 2008
Statistics of Texas Library System by State Summary
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| Expenditures | Income
by Source | Library Collection
| Local Library Services
Summary
| | Member | Non-Member | Totals |
| Libraries Reporting: | 536 | 27 | 563 |
| Population Served | 22,073,244 | 192,867 | 22,266,111 |
| Population Unserved | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Branches | 302 | 1 | 303 |
| Bookmobiles | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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Expenditures
| | Member | Non-Member | Totals |
| Salary and Wages | $222,669,675 | $482,294 | $223,151,969 |
| Benefits | $71,731,592 | $101,631 | $71,833,223 |
| Subtotal wages and benefits | $294,401,267 | $583,925 | $294,985,192 |
| Print materials expend | $44,210,367 | $102,563 | $44,312,930 |
| Other materials expend | $10,913,118 | $14,730 | $10,927,848 |
| Electronic materials expend | $7,308,812 | $5,960 | $7,314,772 |
| Subtotal collection expend | $62,432,297 | $123,253 | $62,555,550 |
| Other operating expenses | $80,334,818 | $209,845 | $80,544,663 |
| Total direct expend | $437,168,382 | $917,023 | $438,085,405 |
| Indirect costs | $1,868,425 | $18,339 | $1,886,764 |
| Total operating expend | $439,036,807 | $935,362 | $439,972,169 |
| Total local operating expend | $431,126,261 | $657,957 | $431,784,218 |
| Salary & Wages per capita | $10.09 | $2.50 | $10.02 |
| Materials expend per capita | $2.83 | $0.64 | $2.81 |
| Op expend per capita | $19.89 | $4.85 | $19.76 |
| Capital Outlay | $58,459,781 | $75,720 | $58,535,501 |
| Total local op expend per capita: | $19.53 | $3.41 | $19.39 |
| Wages and benefits % | 67.06% | 62.43% | 67.05% |
| Library materials % | 14.22% | 13.18% | 14.22% |
| Indirect Costs % | 0.43% | 1.96% | 0.43% |
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Income By Source
| | Member | Non-Member | Totals |
| Income from City | $342,630,635 | $159,868 | $342,790,503 |
| Income from County | $78,939,242 | $306,177 | $79,245,419 |
| Income from School District | $2,510,815 | $124,034 | $2,634,849 |
| Subtotal of local government | $424,080,692 | $590,079 | $424,670,771 |
| Foundation & corporate grants | $6,101,272 | $62,772 | $6,164,044 |
| Federal LSTA Funds | $443,652 | $0 | $443,652 |
| Other federal funds | $618,978 | $0 | $618,978 |
| State Funds | $5,009,374 | $25,016 | $5,034,390 |
| Other local sources | $12,776,343 | $218,127 | $12,994,470 |
| Subtotal of other operating | $18,877,615 | $280,899 | $19,158,514 |
| Total income | $449,030,311 | $895,994 | $449,926,305 |
| Local govt income per capita | $19.21 | $3.06 | $19.07 |
| Total income per capita | $20.34 | $4.65 | $20.21 |
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Books and serials - titles
| | Member | Non-Member | Totals |
| Books and serials - titles | 23,284,379 | 268,574 | 23,552,953 |
| Books and serials - items | 41,440,309 | 367,198 | 41,807,507 |
| Books and serials - items pc | 1.88 | 1.9 | 1.88 |
| Electronic materials - items | 225,343 | 374 | 225,717 |
| Total - titles | 25,791,030 | 289,217 | 26,080,247 |
| Total - items | 46,074,968 | 397,082 | 46,472,050 |
| Total - items per capita | 2.09 | 2.06 | 2.09 |
| Current subscriptions | 66,219 | 312 | 66,531 |
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Total circulation
| | Member | Non-Member | Totals |
| Total circulation | 108,991,063 | 271,469 | 109,262,532 |
| Circulations per capita | 4.94 | 1.41 | 4.91 |
| Circulations per staff member | 15,038.98 | 8,017.40 | 15,006.32 |
| Circulations per hour | 58.51 | 7.3 | 57.51 |
| Circulations per library visit | 1.48 | 1.24 | 1.48 |
| Circulation of Juvenile Materials | 37,812,387 | 65,224 | 37,877,611 |
| Collection turnover rate | 2.37 | 0.68 | 2.35 |
| Reference Transactions | 15,772,056 | 33,854 | 15,805,910 |
| Reference Transactions pc | 0.71 | 0.18 | 0.71 |
| Program Attendance | 4,632,406 | 12,484 | 4,644,890 |
| Program Attendance pc | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.21 |
| Attendance at juvenile programs | 3,430,984 | 9,621 | 3,440,605 |
| Access to internet | 536 | 27 | 563 |
| Visits | 73,759,314 | 219,426 | 73,978,740 |
| Visits per capita | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Texas Public Library Summary for
2008
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