FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL LIBRARY

Comparative Statistical Analysis of B.C. Public Libraries 1979

1.

in addition to the statistics released by the Library
Services Branch for 1979 (overleaf) the following analysis
is presented for the Board's information.

Cost of Lending a Book (averages)

7 municipal public libraries $1.34
8 federated system libraries (GVLF) 1.49
1 integrated system (CNTLS) 2.02
3 regional libraries 1.02

{(FVRL $ .93¢
ORL $1.36
VIRL 986)

Cost Per Resident of Service Area (averages)

municipal public libraries $12.31
federated system libraries (GVLF) 16.57
integrated system (CNTLS) 13.26
regional libraries 7.99

(FVRL $7.56
ORL $8.52
VIRL $8.27)

Salary Cost Per Item Loaned (averages)

municipal public libraries $ .77
federated system libraries (GVLF) $1.01
integrated system (CNTLS) $ .88
regional libraries $ .65

(FVRL § .67¢
ol $ .75¢
“VIRL $ .58¢)

Proportion of Budget Spent on Books, Etc.

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(averages)

municipal public libraries 17.8%
federated system tibraries (GVLF) 16.6%
integrated system (CNTLS) 3.1%
regional] libraries 19.52%

(FVRL 18.1%
ORL 19.6%
VIRL 21.3%)

Proportion of Budqet Spent on Salaries (averages)

7 municipal public libraries 57.5%
8 federated system libraries (GVLF) 68.3%
l integrated system (CNTLS) 43.8%
3 regional libraries 63.9%

(FVRL 71.8%
ORL 55.1%
VIRL 59,0%)°

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Share of Municipal Revenues a“ fe

Vancouver Public Library 2.2

7%

Richmond Public Library 2.0 %
North Van. City Public Library 3.45%
_ Burnaby Public Library 3.65%
West Vancouver Public Library 4.5 %

** Fraser Valley Regional Library 1.05%

* quoted from The Province, Aug. 27,

1980

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** averaged from annual reports from Abbotsford,
Delta, Langley City, Maple Ridye, Port Coquitlam,

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and Surrey.

W. H. Overend,
Director.