Bellingham Public Library

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County: Whatcom Web Address:
www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org
Mailing Address:
Cs-9710
Bellingham, WA 98227 		Location Address:
210 Central Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225 		Phone Number:
(360) 676-7794
NCES Library ID:
WA0050		 Geographic Area:
City (exactly)
Population (Legal Service Area):
72320		 Data Collection Year:
2006
 
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    Bellingham Public Library
    210 Central Ave
    Bellingham, WA 98225
    (360) 676-7794
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    Fairhaven Branch Library
    1117 12th Street
    Bellingham, WA 98225
    (360) 676-6877
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    Amount Amount
    per capita
      Total Income: 3070746 42.46  
       Income by Source
          Federal: 258 0
          Local: 2871417 39.7
          State: 0 0
          Other: 199071
      Total Operating Expenditures: 3063593 42.36  
       Total Staff Expenditures: 2087945 28.87
          Salaries & Wages: 1483283 20.51
          Employee Benefits: 604662
         Collection Expenditures: 372920 5.16  
       Other Operating Expenditures: 602728
      Other Expenditures:      
         Material Expenditures      
          Electronic Format Materials: 30534 0.42
          Print Materials: 266114
          Other Materials: 76272
         Capital Outlay Expenditures: 7153  
    Number Number
    per capita
      Collection      
       Books & Serial Volumes: 263381 3.64
       Subscriptions: 521
       Videos: 13173
       Audio Materials: 17266
       Electronic Books: 0
       Electronic Serial Subscriptions: 0
      Services (per year):      
       Library Visits: 663613 9.18
       Total Circulation: 1195798 16.53
       Reference Transactions: 63644 0.88
         Interlibrary Loans Provided: 2287 0.03  
       Interlibrary Loans Received: 1532 0.02
         Circulation of Children's Materials: 377675    
       Children's Program Attendance: 11893
       Public Service Hours: 4820
    Total Staff: 43.4  
       Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: 10
       Librarians without ALA-accredited MLS: 0
       Other Staff: 33.4
    Other Library System Details:    
       Central Library: 1
       Branches: 1
       Bookmobiles: 0
       Public Internet Terminals: 24