#2 Annual Report Trends 1990-2010
HEDBERG PUBLIC LIBRARY
2010 Annual Report
Bryan McCormick, Library Director
3/15/2011
March 15, 2011
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TO: Library Board
FROM: Bryan J. McCormick
RE: 2010 Annual Report
Library Board Trustees,
I have finished compiling the 2010 Annual Report for the Hedberg Public Library and
there are a number of highlights that I would like to share with you. In 2010, circulation
totaled 1,144,919 items, a slight decrease from the previous year (4.5%). One theory we
have is that patrons checked out fewer books due to the economy (our fine revenue
was down about $20,000). However, our attendance hit an all-time high with 782,970
patrons visiting the library, and I believe our services and programs are a big reason for
that increase in attendance. As verification of this fact, the library hosted 894 different
programs in 2010, with attendance of 32,866 patrons at those events. In addition to
these programs, patrons logged on and used our computers 147,840 times. Clearly the
library is a destination for many of Janesville’s citizens.
The library is also a strong participant in the electronic age. Library databases were
accessed on 298,966 different occasions, as patrons researched material from a
number of different databases provided through the library website. With the addition
of OverDrive to the collection, patrons downloaded 6164 electronic materials in 2010
(E-Audio, E-Books, E-Video). The number of downloads of electronic materials continues
to grow on a regular basis, and the library is planning to provide additional electronic
materials for our patrons in 2011.
On the financial side the library experienced revenue totaling $3,956,404, and had
expenditures of $3,967,751 (which includes $233,152 for Debt Retirement). The library
had initially budgeted $50,000 from our Fund Balance to cover 2010 expenses, and the
library used only $11,347 of that allotment. As of Jan 1, 2011 the Hedberg Public Library
still has a healthy Fund Balance of $425,145.
Also included in this packet are a number of charts that show various trends over the
past two decades. In most cases, there is a gradual increase in services and programs,
as well as a gradual increase in revenue and expenses.
Bryan J. McCormick
Library Director
Programming
Revenue
Total Expenditures
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