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Public Library Profiles - 2000

Libraries Serving Populations of ...

100,000 and More	25,000 - 99,999	10,000 - 24,999	5,000 - 9,999
2,500 - 4,999	1,000 - 2,499	Fewer than 1,000

Ratios and Statistics
Definitions and uses for library statistics, input-output measures and ratios.

2000 Libraries Serving Populations of 100,000 and More The terms "per capita", "per 1,000 served" and "Percent of LSA Population" all refer to numbers derived from the Legal Service Area Population of the library.
Population Group Members Adams County Library System Arapahoe Library District Aurora Public Library Denver Public Library Douglas Public Library District Fort Collins Public Library Jefferson County Public Library Mesa County Public Library District Pikes Peak Library District Pueblo City-County Library District Weld Library District Westminster Public Library Input Measures Volumes Volumes Held per Capita FTE Ratios Staff per 1,000 Reference Questions Staff per 1,000 Circulation Staff per 1,000 Served Items-per-1,000-Served Ratios Subscriptions per 1,000 Served Videos per 1,000 Served	Output Measures Hours Evening & Weekend Hours as Percent of Hours Open Public Service Hours Open per Week Program Attendance, Registration, and Turnover Program Attendance per 1,000 Served Registered Borrowers as a Percent of LSA Population Turnover Rate (Circulation divided by Volumes Held) Per Capita Measures Circulation per Capita Visits per Capita Reference Questions per Capita Interlibrary Lending ILLs Borrowed per 1,000 Circulation Children's Services Circulation of Children's Materials as Percent of Total Circulation Funding Measures Per Capita Funding Ratios Local Income per Capita Materials Expenditures per Capita Percent of Operating Expenditures Materials Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures Staff Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures
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2000 Libraries Serving Populations of 25,000 to 99,999 The terms "per capita", "per 1,000 served" and "Percent of LSA Population" all refer to numbers derived from the Legal Service Area Population of the library.
Population Group Members Boulder Public Library Broomfield-Eisenhower Public Library Delta County Public Library District Durango Public Library Eagle Valley Library District Englewood Public Library Garfield County Public Library System Littleton/Bemis Public Library Longmont Public Library Loveland Public Library Montrose Library District Security Public Library Input Measures Volumes Volumes Held per Capita FTE Ratios Staff per 1,000 Reference Questions Staff per 1,000 Circulation Staff per 1,000 Served Items-per-1,000-Served Ratios Subscriptions per 1,000 Served Videos per 1,000 Served	Output Measures Hours Evening & Weekend Hours as Percent of Hours Open Public Service Hours Open per Week Program Attendance, Registration, and Turnover Program Attendance per 1,000 Served Registered Borrowers as a Percent of LSA Population Turnover Rate (Circulation divided by Volumes Held) Per Capita Measures Circulation per Capita Visits per Capita Reference Questions per Capita Interlibrary Lending ILLs Borrowed per 1,000 Circulation Children's Services Circulation of Children's Materials as Percent of Total Circulation Funding Measures Per Capita Funding Ratios Local Income per Capita Materials Expenditures per Capita Percent of Operating Expenditures Materials Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures Staff Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures
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2000 Libraries Serving Populations of 10,000 to 24,999 The terms "per capita", "per 1,000 served" and "Percent of LSA Population" all refer to numbers derived from the Legal Service Area Population of the library.
Population Group Members Alamosa/Southern Peaks Public Library Basalt Regional Library District Canon City Public Library Craig-Moffat County Library East Routt Library District Elbert County Library Estes Valley Public Library District Fort Morgan Public Library Grand County Library District Gunnison County Public Library Lafayette Public Library Lamar Public Library Louisville Public Library Park County Public Library Pitkin County Library Rampart Library District/Woodland Park Rio Grand Library District Sterling Public Library Summitt County Library Trinidad/Carnegie Public Library Windsor-Severance Library District Input Measures Volumes Volumes Held per Capita FTE Ratios Staff per 1,000 Reference Questions Staff per 1,000 Circulation Staff per 1,000 Served Items-per-1,000-Served Ratios Subscriptions per 1,000 Served Videos per 1,000 Served	Output Measures Hours Evening & Weekend Hours as Percent of Hours Open Public Service Hours Open per Week Program Attendance, Registration, and Turnover Program Attendance per 1,000 Served Registered Borrowers as a Percent of LSA Population Turnover Rate (Circulation divided by Volumes Held) Per Capita Measures Circulation per Capita Visits per Capita Reference Questions per Capita Interlibrary Lending ILLs Borrowed per 1,000 Circulation Children's Services Circulation of Children's Materials as Percent of Total Circulation Funding Measures Per Capita Funding Ratios Local Income per Capita Materials Expenditures per Capita Percent of Operating Expenditures Materials Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures Staff Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures
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2000 Libraries Serving Populations of 5,000 to 9,999 The terms "per capita", "per 1,000 served" and "Percent of LSA Population" all refer to numbers derived from the Legal Service Area Population of the library.
Population Group Members Clear Creek Library District Conejos County Public Library Cortez Public Library East Morgan County Library District/Brush La Junta/Woodruff Memorial Library Lake County Public Library Northern Chaffee County Library District/Buena Vista Pine River Public Library District/Bayfield Red Feather Lakes Community Library Saguache County Public Library South Chaffee County Regional Library District/Salida Spanish Peaks Library District Upper San Juan Library District Input Measures Volumes Volumes Held per 1,000 Served FTE Ratios Staff per 1,000 Reference Questions Staff per 1,000 Circulation Staff per 1,000 Served Items-per-1,000-Served Ratios Subscriptions per 1,000 Served Videos per 1,000 Served	Output Measures Hours Evening & Weekend Hours as Percent of Hours Open Public Service Hours Open per Week Program Attendance, Registration, and Turnover Program Attendance per 1,000 Served Registered Borrowers as a Percent of LSA Population Turnover Rate (Circulation divided by Volumes Held) Per Capita Measures Circulation per Capita Visits per Capita Reference Questions per Capita Interlibrary Lending ILLs Borrowed per 1,000 Circulation Children's Services Circulation of Children's Materials as Percent of Total Circulation Funding Measures Per Capita Funding Ratios Local Income per Capita Materials Expenditures per Capita Percent of Operating Expenditures Materials Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures Staff Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures
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2000 Libraries Serving Populations of 2,500 to 4,999 The terms "per capita", "per 1,000 served" and "Percent of LSA Population" all refer to numbers derived from the Legal Service Area Population of the library.
Population Group Members Baca County Public Library Bent County Library District/Las Animas Berthoud Public Library Burlington Public Library Costilla County Public Library Dacono Public Library Dolores Library District/Montezuma County Florence Public Library Gilpin County Library District Ignacio Library District Mancos Public Library District Manitou Springs Public Library Meeker Regional Library District Penrose Library District Rocky Ford Public Library San Miguel Library District #1/Telluride South Routt Library District Southern Teller County School/Public Library District Vail Public Library Wellington Public Library West Custer County Library District West Routt Library District/Hayden Yuma Public Library Input Measures Volumes Volumes Held per 1,000 Served FTE Ratios Staff per 1,000 Reference Questions Staff per 1,000 Circulation Staff per 1,000 Served Items-per-1,000-Served Ratios Subscriptions per 1,000 Served Videos per 1,000 Served	Output Measures Hours Evening & Weekend Hours as Percent of Hours Open Public Service Hours Open per Week Program Attendance, Registration, and Turnover Program Attendance per 1,000 Served Registered Borrowers as a Percent of LSA Population Turnover Rate (Circulation divided by Volumes Held) Per Capita Measures Circulation per Capita Visits per Capita Reference Questions per Capita Interlibrary Lending ILLs Borrowed per 1,000 Circulation Children's Services Circulation of Children's Materials as Percent of Total Circulation Funding Measures Per Capita Funding Ratios Local Income per Capita Materials Expenditures per Capita Percent of Operating Expenditures Materials Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures Staff Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures
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2000 Libraries Serving Populations of 1,000 to 2,499 The terms "per capita", "per 1,000 served" and "Percent of LSA Population" all refer to numbers derived from the Legal Service Area Population of the library.
Population Group Members Akron Public Library Cotopaxi School/Community Library Dolores County School/Public Library/Dove Creek East Cheyenne County Library District Fleming Community Library Fowler Public Library Holly Public Library Holyoke/Heginbotham Library Jackson County Public Library Julesburg Public Library Kiowa County Public Library District La Veta Public Library District Limon Memorial Library Lyons Depot Library Manzanola School/Public Library Ordway Public Library Ouray Library District Rangely Regional Library District Ridgway Library District San Miguel Library District #2/Norwood Public Library Swink School/Public Library Wray Public Library Input Measures Volumes Volumes Held per Capita FTE Ratios Staff per 1,000 Reference Questions Staff per 1,000 Circulation Staff per 1,000 Served Items-per-1,000-Served Ratios Subscriptions per 1,000 Served Videos per 1,000 Served	Output Measures Hours Evening & Weekend Hours as Percent of Hours Open Public Service Hours Open per Week Program Attendance, Registration, and Turnover Program Attendance per 1,000 Served Registered Borrowers as a Percent of LSA Population Turnover Rate (Circulation divided by Volumes Held) Per Capita Measures Circulation per Capita Visits per Capita Reference Questions per Capita Interlibrary Lending ILLs Borrowed per 1,000 Circulation Children's Services Circulation of Children's Materials as Percent of Total Circulation Funding Measures Per Capita Funding Ratios Local Income per Capita Materials Expenditures per Capita Percent of Operating Expenditures Materials Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures Staff Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures
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2000 Libraries Serving Populations of Fewer than 1,000 The terms "per capita", "per 1,000 served" and "Percent of LSA Population" all refer to numbers derived from the Legal Service Area Population of the library.
Population Group Members Aguilar Public Library Flagler Community Library Haxtun Public Library Hinsdale Library District/Lake City Hugo Public Library Mineral County School/Regional Public Library Nucla Public Library Silverton Public Library Stratton Public Library Wetmore Community Library Input Measures Volumes Volumes Held per Capita FTE Ratios Staff per 1,000 Reference Questions Staff per 1,000 Circulation Staff per 1,000 Served Items-per-1,000-Served Ratios Subscriptions per 1,000 Served Videos per 1,000 Served	Output Measures Hours Evening & Weekend Hours as Percent of Hours Open Public Service Hours Open per Week Program Attendance, Registration, and Turnover Program Attendance per 1,000 Served Registered Borrowers as a Percent of LSA Population Turnover Rate (Circulation divided by Volumes Held) Per Capita Measures Circulation per Capita Visits per Capita Reference Questions per Capita Interlibrary Lending ILLs Borrowed per 1,000 Circulation Children's Services Circulation of Children's Materials as Percent of Total Circulation Funding Measures Per Capita Funding Ratios Local Income per Capita Materials Expenditures per Capita Percent of Operating Expenditures Materials Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures Staff Expenditures as Percent of Operating Expenditures
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