Howard County Library
 
 
Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008 Statistics
Total budget    $16,258,262

Revenue Sources  
     County 88%
     State 5%
     Library generated 5%
     Grants 2%


Expense Allocation  
     Salaries 68%
     Books and Materials 24%
     Equipment 1%
     Other 7%


Collection  
     Materials 962,021
     By audience  
          Adult 65%
          Children 35%
     By type  
          Fiction 39%
          Non-fiction 46%
          E-resources 15%


Library usage  
     Card holders 245,206
     Visits 2,573,661
     Materials loaned 5,652,860
     Research questions answered   967,573
     Meeting room use  20,294
     Event attendance 139,837
        Children's classes 109,960
        Teen classes  20,776
        Adult seminars and workshops  9,101


Volunteers  
     Hours contributed 18,363


Interlibrary services  
     Materials received from other libraries 13,547
     Materials loaned to other libraries 8,088
 
Annual Report