Statistical Information
Statistical Information
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021
LA County Library is a special fund department under the jurisdiction of the County Board of Supervisors. A 20-member Library Commission acts as an advisory board to the Library. The Library is financed primarily by a dedicated share of property tax from the service area, with other revenues including a general fund contribution, a parcel tax, grants, and fees. Budgeted expenditures are $51.84 per capita for fiscal year 2020/21. Supplemental funds are raised by the Los Angeles County Public Library Foundation. LA County Library serves 49 of the 88 cities and most unincorporated areas in the County of Los Angeles. The Library belongs to the South State Cooperative Library System, and is an affiliate member of the Southern California Library Cooperative (SCLC).
Size | 3,041 sq. mi. |
Budget | |
Total Operating Expenditures | $173,069,043 |
Materials | $10,887,988 |
Population Served | 3,338,382 |
Annual Circulation | 3,381,712 |
Electronic Books Circulation | 4,893,887 |
Reference & Information Questions | 897,909 |
Registered Borrowers | 2,333,303 |
Internet Customer Usage Sessions | 48,261 |
Wi-Fi Usage Sessions | 905,002 |
Visits to Library Website | 10,748,310 |
Gate Count | 984,165 |
Holds | 1,745,306 Filled |
Service Facilities | |
Regional & Community Libraries | 85 |
Institutional Library | 1 |
Bookmobiles | 3 |
In-Library Use of Items | 417,877 |
Materials Collection | 1,000,775 Titles | 4,203,647 Items |
Books | 3,466,972 |
Periodicals | 3,571 Print Subscription |
Government Publications | 7,875 |
Audio-visual Materials | |
Audio Materials | 190,232 Physical Items | 279,042 Online Items |
Video | 525,571 Physical Items | 45,552 Online Items |
CD-ROMs | 410 |
Databases | 48 |
Items Added to Library Collection | 362,901 |
Programs: | |
Adult & Young Adult | 624 Programs | 17,924 Attendance |
Children’s | 1,478 Programs | 159,978 Attendance |
Depositories | |
Federal | 1 |
State | 1 |
Homework Centers | 49 |
Family Place Sites | 84 |
Staff | 1,367 |
FTE | 840 |
Volunteers | 7 |
Hours Worked | 163 |
Friends of the Library Groups | 65 |
Members | 3,601 |