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Annual Statistics for Hickory Public Library
FY2003-2004

  Total 03-04 Total 02-03 Difference %Change
         
Adult Non-Fiction

33,982

37,604

-3,622

-9.63%

Adult Fiction

67,810

70,668

-2,858

-4.04%

Career Enhancement 
Center

3,772

4,187

-415

-9.91%

Beaver LRC

1,604

1,945

-341

-17.53%

New Materials

14,232

16,113

-1,881

-11.67%

SUBTOTAL ADULT

121,400

130,517

-9,117

-6.99%

Juvenile Non-Fiction

25,692

26,348

-656

-2.49%

Juvenile Fiction

86,594

92,767

-6,173

-6.65%

Preschool Outreach

17,011

14,894

2,117

14.21%

English Coming and 
Going

4,067

4,943

-876

-17.72%

Parent Shelf

1,873

1,993

-120

-6.02%

Juvenile Periodicals

1,325

1,478

-153

-10.35%

Backpacks

1,063

1,249

-186

-14.89%

SUBTOTAL JUVENILE

137,625

143,672

-6,047

-4.21%

Adult CD-ROMs

467

545

-78

-14.31%

Juvenile CD-ROMs

3,010

3,595

-585

-16.27%

Juvenile Cassettes

139

328

-189

-57.62%

Juvenile Kits

1,529

1,749

-220

-12.58%

Compact Disks

16,837

13,814

3,023

21.88%

Audio Books

14,935

15,647

-712

-4.55%

Toys

120

95

25

26.32%

SUBTOTAL 
AUDIOVISUAL

37,037

35,773

1,264

3.53%

Non-Fiction Videotapes

8,418

9,752

-1,334

-13.68%

Other Videotapes

128,012

110,795

17,217

15.54%

SUBTOTAL 
VIDEOTAPES

136,430

120,547

15,883

13.18%

TOTAL CIRCULATION

432,492

430,509

1,983

0.46%

Door Count

404,178

381,832

22,346

5.85%

New Customers 
Registered

4,737

5,419

-682

-12.59%

In-House Reference

83,962

82,290

1,672

2.03%

Telephone Reference

25,726

22,408

3,318

14.81%

TOTAL REFERENCE

109,688

104,698

4,990

4.77%

In-House Directional

142,460

164,532

-22,072

-13.42%

Telephone Directional

25,026

28,958

-3,932

-13.58%

TOTAL DIRECTIONAL

167,486

193,490

-26,004

-13.44%

Web page hits

248,159

242,846

5,313

2.19%

Juvenile Programs

397

368

29

7.88%

Juvenile Attendance

16,523

11,015

5,508

50.00%

Preschool Outreach 
Programs

458

470

-12

-2.55%

Preschool Outreach 
Attendance

9,498

9,292

206

2.22%

Adult Programs

205

175

30

17.14%

Adult Attendance

3,639

4,278

-639

-14.94%

Carolina Room Users

2,723

3,089

-366

-11.85%

Carolina Room 
Materials Used

51,782

48,310

3,472

7.19%

Interlibrary Loans 
Borrowed

741

488

253

51.84%

Interlibrary Loans 
Loaned

155

127

28

22.05%

Workshops Attended

101

40

61

152.50%

Staff Hours in 
Workshops

491

259

232

89.58%

In-house print 
materials used

24,430

19,193

5,237

27.29%

In-house non-print 
materials used

14,121

8,723

5,398

61.88%

TOTAL CUSTOMER 
TRANSACTIONS

747,527

762,278

-14,751

-1.94%

 

 

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