PUBLIC LIBRARIES STATISTICS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1979
Compiled from reports subniitied by individual libraries

1 MUNICIPAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES ; . .
Out of 19 major public libraries
Inaine Eapendaure Opera: in B. C. in 1979, FVRL ranked:
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here: Heels ture Hadwgk P Cinutauon

baat sega oan ke tte C cost of lending a book
anal Tan | rene: jsbatics * Capua (93¢)

; . , pooulation served
64.0% 2 fenton S92} $u6 18m 7 R21} leone (405,213)
dat 13,498 12.994 THAN 24 16x S7,703

Penticton Stet ‘ aaa] 4 19.050 [19M 34K han] 26 916 local taxes rai'sed
Mab sane a tion? “Tino? AAT RIG 88 27 374,502

Friase Geeze =
; Tas : 6391 todo} suse? | ong's3s aye] xs? ($2,557,235)

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bee Sap

Pome Rupen sects eee 7h § 5 2.S22
Tiat an . , Sau tsi PiN9t A8.ius P19 70,186 . 477; OMAR

Vana wesw] pes Piste Mew nse | sang PE Sty sta bees Sta | 2 sux tie HISAI7 | LTT book exnenditures
Tole. : 334.401 | Led 72 ee Se Sen Ea TY Ma | iy 167] Pas Old | god sty T7247 | Lasts ($555,524)

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i! REGIONAL LIBRARIES Secary expenditures

- ($2,202,304)

$ s -$ s Operating cost per canit
Frawe Naty SULA , AW, SSS.5M {22024 | 308.099 | 1.005.577 & 3 S242 | VINE 466 (37 57)
Ohenagun we . 1nd, 184 . . s Med dod 86.777 FG TNIT TY 15800075 : US82E PNT .
Varovter Istand wou a5) es : - : AOD 837 | L277 384 322.874 b Unb dead | INT Ax? : ~
circulation
Totals en NAK.9T j 3 5Y) I PAILS | Besos | 1760 | 6782 738 - B90 T Ab tons
: (3,268, 466)

Wl INTEGRATED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM No.

16 in lowest support per
anita ($6.31)

s 8 y 8 $ $ s .
Canty Thompeon Nils . Msp teal INTES TD Stt 87h S040 W440 S8S1I7 | LOL S76

IN. PLDERATED PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEA PVRL has the lowest Operating

: Cost per capita ($7.57) of any
Greater Vancouver S s § $ 8 > ‘public iibrary in the

—_ mae : bts . Sd} Wasted oamsat fs, 261 . ~-, Mainland and Vancouver Island.
Bamuby wee aes PRS Ol ea eT i heaiie ° Hirose ata7e | tases 234 3 : 1367.518

New Westrinster cee . As 394 ; . Je tnd 428.737 [2127 200 O69 406 WP 78
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Seah Vanesser Disinet nay . ; 4,913 sy S759) 7 te T10] 66o put ‘ x, 584.724
Pom Moats re Thea § ‘ B22 7 Pian TUSaa 16S.s07 DARDS |
Ribannd” oe see : OAS : a2. an 3S 24d Nx Shi Sha TUEATe | bt : 120.000 O17 Kix
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