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Volusia County Library Services Division

Volusia County Library Services Division. Citizens academy September 10, 2013 Community Services Department. volusialibrary.org. Library history. Founded in 1961: Access to all library resources by all county residents was established. Local boards and local financing continued.

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Volusia County Library Services Division

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  1. Volusia County Library Services Division Citizens academy September 10, 2013 Community Services Department volusialibrary.org

  2. Library history • Founded in 1961: Access to all library resources by all county residents was established. Local boards and local financing continued. • In 1972: Countywide unified library service was approved by the Volusia County Council. Last community to join was Ormond Beach in 1980.

  3. Mission Our mission is to provide citizens and visitors with exceptional library services that facilitate personal growth, economic development, and quality of life, strengthening community pride and countywide identity and partnerships.

  4. Locations

  5. Hours • Six regional libraries – open seven days a week, four evenings (60 hours per week) (Daytona Beach Regional, Port Orange, Ormond Beach, DeLand, Deltona, and New Smyrna Beach) • Two community libraries – open six days per week (52 hours per week) DeBary and Edgewater • Five branches – open five days per week (Lake Helen, Pierson, Oak Hill Dickerson Heritage-DB, and Orange City)

  6. Statisticsfiscal year 2011-12 • Registered users – 357,196 (72 percent of population) • 2003 – 222,640 (48 percent of the population) • Number of visitors – 3,313,545 • Items checked out • Adult materials – 3,239,292 • Youth materials – 1,069,520 • Number of physical items checked out – 4,308,812 • Reference/information questions answered in-person, via telephone, and email • 1,001,404 • Library program attendance • Adult programs – 46,598 • Teen programs – 10,901 • Juvenile programs – 62,598 • Total program attendance – 120,097

  7. Physical items • Print – 859,415 • Audio book – 36,181 • Music CD – 32,378 • Video – 123,813 • Magazine subscriptions – 1,380

  8. Circulation by branch- 4,308,812

  9. Circulation – Regional Branches/Community Branches

  10. Virtual resourcesmore than 50 subscription databases

  11. 24/7 virtual services • Downloadable services • Music • Access millions of songs from 10,000 labels • Audio books • 2,736 titles • E-books • Overdrive – 3,824 titles • Axis 360 – 138 titles • Freading – over 10,000 titles • Magazines • 125 • Databases • Acquired locally – 135 • State library - 96 • Number of virtual visits to networked library services – 4,207,164

  12. Public access computer/Internet use • Public access computers – 281 • Public access computer sessions – 460,038 • Wireless Internet access sessions – 312,000 • Users receiving technology instruction – 146,606

  13. Special collections • U.S. Federal Document Depository • Electronic format only • State of Florida Document Depository • Genealogy and Local History Collections • Foundation Center Collection • Environmental Collection

  14. Library funding • The Library Services Division is funded via a countywide property tax to provide library services to the residents of Volusia County. • The library millage rate remained at 0.6020 FY2011, FY2012, and FY 2013. • Recommended library millage rate for FY2014 – 0.5520

  15. Library funding sources FY2012-13Library tax rate - .60200

  16. Historic revenue

  17. Operating expenses – FY 2012-2013

  18. Historic operating expenses

  19. Library staff • Total FTE funded: 187.5 • Salaried employees – 70 FTE • Hourly employees – 106.5 FTE • Student workers – 11 FTE • Unfunded - 13 FTE • Volunteers – 75,000 hours (36 FTE)

  20. Support groups • County Library Advisory Board • Members – appointed by County Council •  Duties: • To support the development of effective public library service for all residents of Volusia County. • Primary responsibility is to render to the County Council, to the county manager and to the county librarian advise and counsel as well as suggestions and recommendations relating to the development and improvement of public libraries and services and programs in Volusia County. • Make recommendations for the annual budget. • Recommend methods for attainment of recognized library standards through the development of a long-range plan of library service.

  21. Support groups • Friends of the Library • Library Friends provide invaluable monetary and volunteer support to library branches. They sponsor programs, volunteer, raise money, and advocate fro local and state support of library services. They charge a nominal fee and hold meetings for members. • Volunteers • Volunteers assist with shelving, check-in, check-out, and many special projects. Residents volunteered their time and talent 79,053 hours in library branches during the past year.

  22. Questions • Virtual resources tour • Anne Powers – Information Technology Librarian

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