[Publib] Branch Library Standards

[Robert Balliot]

Here is a link to Rhode Island Public Library reports for 2007. It contains
most
of the data you requested, and more for Rhode Islands Public Libraries:

http://www.olis.ri.gov/pubs/compstats/anrpt2007.xlt

Administratively, there are only 'branches' for a subset of the libraries.
However,
each library functions as a branch of the Ocean State Libraries network.
There
is essentially no county government and each library is funded in part by a
city or
town along with state aide.

The minimum standards required for state funding
help to define the number of librarians and processes for each library and
its
branches:   http://www.olis.ri.gov/pubs/plstandards/index.php

Each city and town in Rhode Island has its own library system and its own
school
district. The population of Rhode Island  is comparable to
Charlotte/Mecklenburg
County in North Carolina - which has only one of each.

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Neal Starkey <nstarkey at tcpl.lib.in.us>wrote:

> I am still looking for some good branch library standards for comparison.
> If anyone can fill out the following for your branch or branches it would be
> greatly appreciated. I will share any results with the group. I know it is a
> lot of info, but general estimates are ok.
> I have also posted a wiki on the Branch Libraries group on
> www.plaspace.org, or you can email me off list. I will compile results
> into an excel sheet and share with anyone who is interested. Here are the
> factors I am looking for, suggestions for more are welcome:
>
> Branch Name:
>
> Location:
>
> Type(urban, suburban, rural, central library system?):
>
> Square footage:
>
> Collection size:
>
> # of public computers:
>
> # of registered users:
>
> Hours open:
>
> FTE MLS staff:
>
> FTE non-MLS staff:
>
> Administrative staff:
>
> Annual circulation:
>
> Annual door count:
>
> Annual # of adult programs:
>
> Annual # of childrens programs:
>
> Annual # of public computer users:
>
> Annual # of reference questions:
>
> Materials budget:
>
> Supplies budget:
>
> --
> *****************************************
> S. Neal Starkey
> Klondike Branch Manager
> Tippecanoe County PL
> (765)463-5895
>
> "The death of a library, any library, suggests that the community has lost
> its soul." Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
>
>
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