Benchmarking Help Needed
Looking for some statistical information from Class VI "city-run" libraries. City administration has asked me to provide statistics on the percentage of Dearborn residents that have library cards. That's fairly easy and we gather that information each fiscal year. However, they want me to benchmark against other Class VI libraries. If you find time in your busy day (and keep this kind of statistic), could you let me know how many of your active library cardholders are residents. We defined "active" as a patron who has renewed their card within the last three years. Currently, just over 31% of our residents have library cards. Maryanne Bartles Dearborn Public Library Library Director 16301 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, Michigan 48126 313-943-2049 mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us <mailto:mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us>
This is from the Public Library Data report http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2012/12/the-public-library-data-service-201... Selected Library Metrics by Population Figures 5-9 provide a visualization of several library measures reported as a percentage of population of legal service area. [Figure 5. Average Registration as a Percent of Population]<http://publiclibrariesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/51n6_reid_fig5.jpg> Kelli Perkins Head of Reference Services Herrick District Library 300 S River Ave, Holland MI 49423 616.355.3718 kperkins@herrickdl.org Reading: "The Hidden Child" by Camille Lackberg LIstening: "White Fire" by Preston & Child ________________________________ From: michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org> on behalf of Steven Smith <ssmith@ci.dearborn.mi.us> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 1:51 PM To: michlib-l@mail.mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Benchmarking Help Needed Looking for some statistical information from Class VI "city-run" libraries. City administration has asked me to provide statistics on the percentage of Dearborn residents that have library cards. That's fairly easy and we gather that information each fiscal year. However, they want me to benchmark against other Class VI libraries. If you find time in your busy day (and keep this kind of statistic), could you let me know how many of your active library cardholders are residents. We defined "active" as a patron who has renewed their card within the last three years. Currently, just over 31% of our residents have library cards. Maryanne Bartles Dearborn Public Library Library Director 16301 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, Michigan 48126 313-943-2049 mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us<mailto:mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us> [DPL_Horiz_log_4c medium]
These are all of the Class 6 Libraries in Michigan. Many are not city-run, and I don't know what the qualification for "Registered Borrowers" was (probably includes some non-active users) and some of the numbers seem off (West Bloomfield for example), but still useful information.
From 2012-2013 Michigan Public Library Statistics: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/2013_LM_Michigan_Public_...
Legal Name Library Class Registered Borrowers Total Population Served % of Population Registered West Bloomfield Township Public Library 6 72,442 71755 101% Canton Public LIbrary 6 84,720 90173 94% Portage District Library 6 47,119 52170 90% Farmington Community Library 6 80269 90112 89% Chippewa River District Library System 6 41,389 51640 80% Southfield Public Library 6 58,880 75814 78% Bay County Library System 6 77,939 107681 72% Ann Arbor District Library 6 115,414 163590 71% Willard Public Library 6 59,825 89779 67% Clinton-Macomb Public Library 6 111,925 169833 66% Kalamazoo Public Library 6 79,517 123979 64% Rochester Hills Public Library 6 64,290 100485 64% Troy Public Library 6 50,880 80980 63% Traverse Area District Library 6 61,166 97396 63% Lapeer District Library 6 35,956 61834 58% Kent District Library 6 225544 395660 57% Royal Oak Public Library 6 32,262 57236 56% Herrick District Library 6 57,583 102423 56% Jackson District Library 6 89,929 160248 56% Novi Public Library 6 30610 55374 55% Public Libraries of Saginaw 6 67,939 124823 54% Genesee District Library 6 177549 332567 53% Waterford Township Public Library 6 36,661 71997 51% Saint Clair Shores Public Library 6 29,311 59715 49% Saint Clair County Library System 6 78,553 160312 49% Livonia Public Library 6 47,262 96942 49% William P. Faust Public Library of Westland 6 39,075 84094 46% Flint Public Library 6 46,259 102434 45% Detroit Public Library 6 319922 713777 45% Grosse Pointe Public Library 6 22,315 51054 44% Sterling Heights Public Library 6 52,733 129699 41% Warren Public Library 6 53,754 134056 40% Dearborn Public Library 6 37,877 98153 39% Monroe County Library System 6 53,926 149955 36% Dearborn Heights City Libraries 6 20,498 57774 35% Grand Rapids Public Library 6 66,631 188040 35% Shelby Township Library 6 25,006 73804 34% Capital Area District Library 6 75,172 238859 31% Wayne County Public Library 6 84,353 274867 31% Grace A. Dow Memorial Library 6 22,242 76707 29% Pontiac Public Library 6 16,100 59515 27% Howell Carnegie District Library 6 13,974 52529 27% Muskegon Area District Library 6 31,007 119450 26% Ypsilanti District Library 6 21231 82974 26% Class 6 Totals (44 reporting libraries) 2,917,009 5,732,259 51% Class 6 Averages (44 reporting libraries) 66,296 130,279 51% Jocelyn Baldwin, MLIS jmb.mlis@gmail.com ------------------------------
*From:* michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org> on behalf of Steven Smith <ssmith@ci.dearborn.mi.us> *Sent:* Friday, December 13, 2013 1:51 PM *To:* michlib-l@mail.mcls.org *Subject:* [Michlib-l] Benchmarking Help Needed
Looking for some statistical information from Class VI “city-run” libraries. City administration has asked me to provide statistics on the percentage of Dearborn residents that have library cards. That’s fairly easy and we gather that information each fiscal year. However, they want me to benchmark against other Class VI libraries.
If you find time in your busy day (and keep this kind of statistic), could you let me know how many of your active library cardholders are residents. We defined “active” as a patron who has renewed their card within the last three years. Currently, just over 31% of our residents have library cards.
Maryanne Bartles
Dearborn Public Library
Library Director
16301 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
313-943-2049
mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us
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Southfield renews people's cards annually, so if they have not used their card since their last birthday it expires until renewed. Dave David L. Ewick City Librarian Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Southfield, Michigan 48076 248 796-4300 dewick@sfldlib.org P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
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These are all of the Class 6 Libraries in Michigan. Many are not city-run, and I don't know what the qualification for "Registered Borrowers" was (probably includes some non-active users) and some of the numbers seem off (West Bloomfield for example), but still useful information. From 2012-2013 Michigan Public Library Statistics: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/2013_LM_Michigan_Public_... Legal NameLibrary ClassRegistered BorrowersTotal Population Served% of Population Registered West Bloomfield Township Public Library672,44271755101% Canton Public LIbrary684,7209017394% Portage District Library647,1195217090% Farmington Community Library6802699011289% Chippewa River District Library System641,3895164080% Southfield Public Library658,8807581478% Bay County Library System677,93910768172% Ann Arbor District Library6115,41416359071% Willard Public Library659,8258977967% Clinton-Macomb Public Library6111,92516983366% Kalamazoo Public Library679,51712397964% Rochester Hills Public Library664,29010048564% Troy Public Library650,8808098063% Traverse Area District Library661,1669739663% Lapeer District Library635,9566183458% Kent District Library622554439566057% Royal Oak Public Library632,2625723656% Herrick District Library657,58310242356% Jackson District Library689,92916024856% Novi Public Library6306105537455% Public Libraries of Saginaw667,93912482354% Genesee District Library617754933256753% Waterford Township Public Library636,6617199751% Saint Clair Shores Public Library629,3115971549% Saint Clair County Library System678,55316031249% Livonia Public Library647,2629694249% William P. Faust Public Library of Westland639,0758409446% Flint Public Library646,25910243445% Detroit Public Library631992271377745% Grosse Pointe Public Library622,3155105444% Sterling Heights Public Library652,73312969941% Warren Public Library653,75413405640% Dearborn Public Library637,8779815339% Monroe County Library System653,92614995536% Dearborn Heights City Libraries620,4985777435% Grand Rapids Public Library666,63118804035% Shelby Township Library625,0067380434% Capital Area District Library675,17223885931% Wayne County Public Library684,35327486731% Grace A. Dow Memorial Library622,2427670729% Pontiac Public Library616,1005951527% Howell Carnegie District Library613,9745252927% Muskegon Area District Library631,00711945026% Ypsilanti District Library6212318297426% Class 6 Totals (44 reporting libraries)2,917,0095,732,25951% Class 6 Averages (44 reporting libraries)66,296130,27951% Jocelyn Baldwin, MLIS jmb.mlis@gmail.com From: michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org> on behalf of Steven Smith <ssmith@ci.dearborn.mi.us> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 1:51 PM To: michlib-l@mail.mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Benchmarking Help Needed Looking for some statistical information from Class VI “city-run” libraries. City administration has asked me to provide statistics on the percentage of Dearborn residents that have library cards. That’s fairly easy and we gather that information each fiscal year. However, they want me to benchmark against other Class VI libraries. If you find time in your busy day (and keep this kind of statistic), could you let me know how many of your active library cardholders are residents. We defined “active” as a patron who has renewed their card within the last three years. Currently, just over 31% of our residents have library cards. Maryanne Bartles Dearborn Public Library Library Director 16301 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, Michigan 48126 313-943-2049 mbartles@ci.dearborn.mi.us _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@lists.mcls.org http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
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