State Librarian’s Report

KPLA

April 10, 2014

Public Library Statistics 2013

• Total operating revenue ($176,921,811)– Increase of 1.4% in 2013– Increase of 2.8% in 2012– Increase of 4.8% in 2011

• Expenditures – per capita ($30.79)– $30.27 in 2012– $28.88 in 2011

Staff Expenditures

• Total Staff Expenditures ($84,459,821)– Increased by 3.3% in 2013– Salaries increased by 2.5%– Fringe benefits increased by 5.4%

• Staff as pct. of total expenditures (63%)– 61% in 2012– 62% in 2013

Materials expenditures

• Cost of print decreased by 3.6%

• Cost of A-V increased by 1%

• Cost of electronic increased by 26.8%

• Total materials increased by 1.9%

Operating expense

• Total operating expenses decreased by 4.1%

• Continuing education decreased by 5.9%

Facilities

• Facility growth was flat

• Lost 3 bookmobiles, but added 2 outreach vehicles

Staff

• Number of MLS Librarians increased by 4.4%

• Total staff decreased by .3%

Meetings

• Increase of 19.5% in number of groups using meeting rooms

• Increase of 14% in number of meetings held

Collection

• Book collection decreased .6%– Decrease of 1.4% in 2012– Decrease of .6% in 2013

• Audio downloadable titles increased 148%

• Electronic books increased by 62%

Collection usage

• Number of registered borrowers increased by 2.8% (2,903,176)

• Print book circulation down 5.9% – Reflected in all areas

• Electronic materials circulation of 1,460,414

• Total circulation up 1.2% (30,071,850)– Reverses a decline of 1.5% in 2012

Attendance

• People entering libraries declined by 2.8%– Decrease of 1.2% in 2012

• Children’s program attendance up by 8.4%

• Young adult program attendance +10%

• Adult program attendance of 310,114

Technology usage

• 4,749 public use terminals

• Every library system reported wi-fi access

• Number of computer users declined by 6.3%– Decreased by 1% in 2012

Intellectual Freedom challenges

• 23 in 2013

• 27 in 2012

• 30 in 2011

2014 Legislative Session

• No cut to state aid

• $1 million in construction

• No PVA fees

2014 Legislative Session

• No fix to lawsuits

• 5% cut to KDLA

• Trustees cannot serve on 2 SPGEs at same time

Federal Funding uses

• Talking Book Library (100%)• Ky Virtual Library ($200,000)• CE program• Children’s Services support• All kits• E-rate support• Cataloging support• Summer Feeding the Mind program• Large type & audio collections• OCLC costs and ILL

HB1 – Special Purpose Govt Entities

• Most details still to come

• Written report to fiscal court

• Oral presentation to fiscal court

• Tax rate hearings prior to fiscal court meeting

Board recruitment

• Trustees need to be community leaders

• Articulate, able to promote library with local officials

• Diverse and representative in community

• Board recruitment is board responsibility

• Need to have a list of potential trustees as part of continual process

Revised nomination process

• May 1 launch

• On-line form to notify KDLA

• 4 month warning

• 2 month notice

KDLA

• 5% reduction ($307,000)

• Smaller staff

Areas of focus

• Consulting

• KDLA website resources

• CE

• Early Literacy

• Health