FACTS ABOUT THE LIBRARY
Fiscal Year 2006
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RESOURCES |
| Library Materials Owned: |
3,077,211 |
| New Library Materials Added:* |
270,565 |
| New Material Titles Added:** |
48,084 |
| Bound Periodicals (Estimated): |
89,950 |
| Current Periodical Subscriptions: |
4,122 |
| Government Documents: |
1,612,364 |
| Microforms and Microfilm§: |
635,236 |
CIRCULATION, REFERENCE & ATTENDANCE |
| Circulation (5.34 items per capita‡): |
7,003,040 |
| Reference, Research and Information Questions Answered: |
1,694,801 |
| In-Library Use of Materials: |
1,762,090 |
| Central Library Attendance: |
603,229 |
| Branch Libraries Attendance: |
5,467,561 |
| Total Attendance, All Libraries: |
6,017,790 |
| Library Programs Attendance: |
165,644 |
| OTHER STATISTICS |
| Online Searches, by Patrons: |
1,039,144 |
| Web Site, Page Views: |
10,535,533 |
| Web Site, Visits: |
2,121,461 |
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Notes:
* - Cataloged and uncataloged
** - Cataloged
§ - Magazines, Newspapers, Government Documents, and Reference Items
‡ - Budget Per Capita* was $27.95 -- based on the Fiscal 2006 budget of $36,642,886, General Fund Operating Budget Only. Population of 1,311,162 estimated for the State Library report in FY 2006.
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FACILITIES
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| Central Library -- 820 E St. (Opened in 1954.) |
| Branches -- There are 34 branches, one literacy program office, and one Environmental Services Library. |
| 1. Balboa - 4255 Mt. Abernathy Avenue |
| 2. Benjamin - 5188 Zion Avenue |
| 3. Carmel Mt. Ranch - 12095 World Trade Drive |
| 4. Carmel Valley - 3919 Townsgate Drive |
| 5. City Heights/Weingart - 3795 Fairmount Avenue |
| 6. Clairemont - 2920 Burgener Boulevard |
| 7. College-Rolando - 6600 Montezuma Road |
| 8. Kensington-Normal Heights - 4121 Adams Ave. |
| 9. La Jolla/Riford - 7555 Draper Avenue |
| 10. Linda Vista - 2160 Ulric Street |
| 11. Logan Heights - 811 S. 28th Street |
| 12. Mira Mesa - 8405 New Salem Street |
| 13. Mission Hills - 925 W. Washington Street |
| 14. Mission Valley - 2123 Fenton Parkway |
| 15. Mtn. View/Beckwourth - 721 San Pasqual St. |
| 16. North Clairemont - 4616 Clairemont Drive |
| 17. North Park - 3795 31st Street |
| 18. Oak Park - 2802 54th Street |
| 19. Ocean Beach - 4801 Santa Monica Avenue |
| 20. Otay-Nestor - 3003 Coronado Avenue |
| 21. Pacific Beach/Taylor - 4275 Cass Street |
| 22. Paradise Hills - 5922 Rancho Hills Drive |
| 23. Point Loma/Hervey - 3701 Voltaire Street |
| 24. Rancho Bernardo - 17110 Bernardo Center Drive |
| 25. Rancho Penasquitos - 13330 Salmon River Road |
| 26. San Carlos - 7265 Jackson Drive |
| 27. San Ysidro - 101 W. San Ysidro Boulevard |
| 28. Scripps Miarmar Ranch - 10301 Scripps Lake Dr. |
| 29. Serra Mesa - 3440 Sandrock Road |
| 30. Skyline Hills - 480 S. Meadowbrook Drive |
| 31. Tierrasanta - 4985 La Cuenta Drive |
| 32. University Community - 4155 Governor Drive |
| 33. University Heights - 4193 Park Boulevard |
| 34. Valencia Park/Malcolm X - 5148 Market Street |
| READ/San Diego - Adult Literacy Program - 5148 Market Street |
| Environmental Services Library - 9601 Ridgehaven Court |
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The San Diego Public Library is a member of the Serra Cooperative Library System, which makes the resources of all public libraries in San Diego and Imperial Counties available to San Diego Public Library card holders. The Serra System's Research Center is located in the Central Library.
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