ANNUAL REPORT Dear Friends,
2.8%
Reading Together recruited 100 groups, many new to the community-wide reading program, to read and discuss The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. Together, we offered 50+ events that drew thousands. KPL increased outreach to the Latino community through regular computer classes in Spanish, new Spanish-language materials, and a number of programs, including Día de los Muertos events.
1.5%
Property Taxes
The Local History Room launched an afterhours Genealogy Lock-In. This very popular Friday event drew dozens of Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society members and others several times this year.
KPL collaborated with the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society to offer family history programs, with the ACLU on a Banned Book Readout, and with P/FLAG on a seminar—all enjoyed great audiences.
2.5%
1.2%
Reference Questions Answered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191,871
0.6%
335,056
State Grants
321,448
Penal Fines
308,819
Other
183,818
Library Fines & Fees
145,541
Gifts & Grants Total Revenues
88.7%
Program Attendance . . . . . . . .33,626 Computer Usage . . . . . . . . .8,651,133
77,504 $12,178,047
REVENUE
Kalamazoo Public Library joined MeLCat, the statewide library catalog and materials sharing system, this year. If you’re looking for a specific book, movie or musical recording and can’t find it at KPL, you may be able to borrow that item from one of 170+ libraries across the state! It’s easy—just click the MeLCat logo at www.kpl.gov, search for what you want, then click ‘Get this for me!’ MeLCat now includes 26 million items!
EXPENDITURES 57.6%
Salaries & Benefits
14.4%
LIBRARY LINK
4.6%
$6,534,924
Debt Service
1,636,033
Materials
1,003,909
Building Operation & Maintenance
571,549
Operating Supplies & Expenses
523,901
Capital Outlay
357,554
Purchased Services
356,205
Automation & Equipment
245,229
Programming
107,283
Total Expenditures
8.9% 5.0%
Ann Rohrbaugh Library Director
Materials Circulated . . . . . . . 805,006
Investment Return
The year, KPL extended wireless Internet connections to all five buildings and joined MeLCat, the statewide borrowing service.
It’s our privilege to serve you! Come visit.
New Registrations . . . . . . . . . . .9,244
$10,805,861
KPL’s Youth and Branch Services also targeted 5th-8th graders with new drop-in after-school programs just for tweens.
KPL takes stewardship of your funds very seriously; audited revenue and expenditure figures are shown. Find additional budget and financial info at www.kpl.gov/budget.
District Population . . . . . . . .119,517
Programs Offered . . . . . . . . . . .1,244
As the year ends, we want to acknowledge and appreciate your support. KPL’s strong relationships with many organizations led to a variety of programs this year. I’d like to share a few examples in this brief report.
KPL was very pleased to support WMUK’s hosting of StoryCorps. The national oral history project recorded 130 interviews between local folks during their visit.
2.6%
Quick Facts
3.2%
WINTER 2008
3.1%
2.2%
0.9%
$11,336,587