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Philip S. Miller Library Collection Assessment. By Heather Seneff & Dario Toribio. From Grocery Store. Parker. Parker. Lone Tree. Highlands Ranch. Parker. Lone Tree. Highlands Ranch. Parker. Lone Tree. Castle Pines. Highlands Ranch. Parker. Lone Tree. Castle Pines. Louviers.
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Philip S. Miller LibraryCollection Assessment By Heather Seneff & Dario Toribio
Parker Lone Tree
Highlands Ranch Parker Lone Tree
Highlands Ranch Parker Lone Tree Castle Pines
Highlands Ranch Parker Lone Tree Castle Pines Louviers
Highlands Ranch Parker Lone Tree Castle Pines Louviers Roxborough
Highlands Ranch Parker Lone Tree Castle Pines Louviers Roxborough Castle Rock
Management • Leslie Good • Current position: branch manager • Past positions: Patron Services Department Head at Douglas County Libraries • Education: University of Washington, University of California, Los Angeles
Services to the community • Douglas County History Research Center • Displays of artworks by local artists • Community meeting rooms • Several book clubs • Administrative offices for the library district • The Castle Rock chess club
Douglas County Mission Statement "Douglas County Libraries is a passionate advocate for literacy and lifelong learning"
District Wide Collection 2011 Total number of items in the collections 699,350
Circulation and Patron Visits • 8,244,954 items circulated during 2011 • Over 2,000,000 patron visits during 2011,12 • Over 100,000 children attending story time
Castle Rock Demographics • Castle Rock is comprised of three zip codes, 80104, 80108, and 80109. Data extracted from the Demographicsnow database yield the following information as it pertains to the 2010 census and the 2011A demographics. • The census reports the total population of Castle Rock at 69,419 with a total number of 24,642 households.
The scope of materials selected • Books • DVDs • Electronic resources (online databases, eBooks, digital audiobooks and video) • Graphic novel/comic/manga • Music
The Philip S. Miller DVD collection • Total number of fiction DVD’s in the collection is 11,807 with 5,297 or 44.86% of the DVD collection currently checked out. • The total number of non-fiction DVD’s in the collection is 4,358 with 1,205 or 27.65% of the DVD collection currently checked out. • The total number of children DVD’s in collection is 5,028 with 3,268 or 64.99% of the DVD collection currently checked out.
More Statistical Data on Activities • Adult program attendance dropped by 68% • Young adult and teen attendance dropped by 56%
15% budget reduction proposal • Hiring freeze since 2009 • 59% of the district operating budget is personnel • 16 % is materials purchasing