End Note
Definitions
County -- CountyLibrary Type -- Library TypeGeographic Code -- Choose from among the following types of readily available Census geography, one code that either exactly or most nearly describes the geographic area for which the public library has been established to offer services and from which (or on behalf of which) the library derives income and any areas served under contract for which the library is the primary service provider. CI1 - City (exactly) CI2 - City (most nearly) CO1 - County (exactly) CO2 - County (most nearly) MA1 - Metropolitan Area (exactly) MA2 - Metropolitan Area (most nearly) MC1 - Multi-County (exactly) MC2 - Multi-County (most nearly) SD1 - School District (exactly) SD2 - School District (most nearly) OTH - Other Note: The Population of the Legal Service Area (data element #22) should be reflected in the geographic code selected.Interlibrary Relationship code -- Legal Basis Code -- CLSA System Library -- Name of CLSA System Library Belongs ToCourtesy Title -- Courtesy Title. Ms., Mr., Mx., or Dr.Director First Name -- Director Middle Name -- Director Last Name -- Director Title -- Street Address -- City -- Zip -- Zip +4 -- Public Phone Number - Administration -- Telephone number, with area code, by which the general public can reach the library administration during business hours whether the library is actually open for public service or not. Number will be published, so it should be one appropriate for public use. Do not report only an unstaffed answering machine number.Reference Phone Number -- Telephone number, with area code, by which the general public can reach the library's public service desk during hours the library is regularly open. Number will be published.Library's Web Address -- The full Web address by which the library can be accessed on the Internet.Size Square Mile -- Size of Service Area in Square MilesPopulation of The Legal Service Area -- Figure is based upon the California Dept. of Finance, Demographic Research Unit E-1 report issued each May 1st. Adjustments made if necessary by CSL staff to reflect the boundary of each library service area.Registered Users as of June 30 -- Number of persons registered with the library for circulation and other services. May
exceed the certified population of the library jurisdiction.Children Borrowers -- # of Registered Children Borrowers# of Central Libraries -- If jurisdiction has a central or main library open for public service, enter 1. Do not report administrative headquarters if not open for public library service. If there is no central or main library then enter zero.# of Branch Libraries -- A branch library is an auxiliary unit of an administrative entity which has at least all of the following:
Separate quarters
An organized collection of library materials
Paid staff
Regularly scheduled hours open to the public.# of Bookmobiles -- A bookmobile is a traveling branch library. It consists of at least all of the following:
A truck or van that carries an organized collection of library materials;
Paid staff; and
Regularly scheduled hours (bookmobile stops) for being open to the public.
Note: Count the number of vehicles in use, not the number of stops the vehicle makes.Total # of Outlets -- Total Square Footage -- Total Square FootageLocal Government Income -- Local Government Income includes all local government funds designated by the community, district, or region and available for expenditure by the public library. Do not include the value of any contributed or in-kind services or the value of any gifts and donations, library fines, fees, or grants. Include contract payments from another jurisdiction for library services provided. Do not include state, federal, and other funds passed through local government for library use. Report these funds with state government revenue or federal government revenue, as appropriate. Note: Significant funding provided by other local government agencies with the authority to levy taxes on behalf of the library should be included if the information is available to the reporting agency and if such funds are supported by documentation (such as certified budgets, payroll records, etc.).State Income -- These are all funds distributed to public libraries by state government for expenditure by the public libraries, except for federal money distributed by the state. This includes funds from such sources as penal fines, license fees, and mineral rights. Includes CLLS literacy programs. Note: If operating revenue from consolidated taxes is the result of state legislation, the revenue should be reported under state revenue (even though the revenue may be from multiple sources).Federal Income -- This includes all federal government funds distributed to public libraries for expenditure by the public libraries, including federal money distributed by the state. Include funds from the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program, or other federal programs. NOTE: Do not include Books4U allocations. Funds were granted to Califa, not to individual libraries.Other Operating Income -- This is all operating income other than that reported under local, state, and federal (items #301, #302, and #303). Include, for example, monetary gifts and donations received in the current year, interest, library fines, fees for library services, or grants from private sources. Do not include the value of any contributed or in-kind services or the value of any non-monetary gifts and donations.Total Operating Income -- Total Operating IncomeLiteracy Income -- Literacy IncomeCapital Outlay Income from Local Sources -- Report all governmental funds designated by the community, district, or region and available to the public library for the purpose of major capital expenditures, except for state and/or federal money distributed by the local government.Capital Outlay Income from State Sources -- Report all funds distributed to public libraries by state government for expenditure by the public libraries for the purpose of major capital expenditures, except for federal money distributed by the state.Capital Outlay Income from Federal Sources -- Report federal governmental funds, including federal funds distributed by the state or locality, and grants and aid received by the library for the purpose of major capital expenditures.Capital Outlay Income from Other Sources -- Report private (non-governmental funds), including grants received by the library for the purpose of major capital expenditures.Total Capital Outlay Income -- Report capital funds from local, state, and federal sources for acquisition of site, construction of building, remodeling or building addition, major new equipment (e.g. computer installation), and vehicles. Include opening day book collection if block purchase. Exclude repair or replacement of existing furnishings and equipment and regular purchase of library materials and investments for capital appreciation. Local accounting practices shall determine individual library reporting questions.Salary & Wages Expenditures -- This includes salaries and wages for all library staff (including plant operations, security, and maintenance staff) for the fiscal year. Include salaries and wages before deductions but exclude employee benefits. County libraries must include salary for County Librarian.Employee Benefits Expenditures -- These are the benefits outside of salaries and wages paid and accruing to employees (including plant operations, security, and maintenance staff), regardless of whether the benefits or equivalent cash options are available to all employees. Include amounts for direct paid employee benefits including Social Security, retirement, medical insurance, life insurance, guaranteed disability income protection, unemployment compensation, workmen's compensation, tuition, and housing benefits.Total Staff Expenditures -- Total Operating Expenditures on StaffPrint Materials Expenditures -- Report all operating expenditures for the following print materials: books, serial backfiles, government documents, and any other print acquisitions (except current print serial subscriptions).Print Serial Subscription Expenditures -- Expenditure for current print serials including newspapers, periodicals, annual reports, yearbooks and proceedings.Total Print Materials Expenditures -- Total Print Materials ExpendituresElectronic Materials Expenditures -- Report all operating expenditures for electronic (digital) materials. Types of electronic materials include e-books, audio and video downloadables, e-serials (including journals), government documents, databases (including locally mounted, full text or not), electronic files, reference tools, scores, maps, or pictures in electronic or digital format, including materials digitized by the library. Electronic materials can be distributed on magnetic tape, diskettes, computer software, CD-ROM, or other portable digital carrier, and can be accessed via a computer, via access to the Internet, or by using an e-book reader. Include expenditures for materials held locally and for remote materials for which permanent or temporary access rights have been acquired. Include expenditures for database licenses. [ Note: Based on ISO 2789 definition.]Other Materials Expenditures -- Expenditure for any other materials not included above.Total Collection Expenditures -- Total Operating Expenditures on CollectionAll Other Operating Expenditures -- This includes all expenditures other than those reported for Total Staff Expenditures and Total Collection Expenditures. Note: Include expenses such as binding, supplies, repair or replacement of existing furnishings and equipment; and costs of computer hardware and software used to support library operations or to link to external networks, including the Internet. Report contracts for services, such as costs of operating and maintaining physical facilities, and fees paid to a consultant, auditor, architect, attorney, etc.Total Operating Expenditures -- Total Operating ExpendituresTotal Capital Expenditures -- Capital expenditures. Report major capital expenditures (the acquisition of or additions to fixed assets). Examples include expenditures for (a) site acquisitions; (b) new buildings; (c) additions to or renovation of library buildings; (d) furnishings, equipment, and initial book stock for new buildings, building additions, or building renovations; (e) library automation systems; (f) new vehicles; and (g) other one-time major projects. Include federal, state, local, or other revenue used for major capital expenditures. Only funds that are supported by expenditure documents (e.g., invoices, contracts, payroll records, etc.) at the point of disbursement should be included. Estimated costs are not included. Exclude expenditures for replacement and repair of existing furnishings and equipment, regular purchase of library materials, and investments for capital appreciation. Exclude contributions to endowments, or revenue passed through to another agency (e.g., fines). Funds transferred from one public library to another public library should be reported by only one of the public libraries.Total persons employed -- Total count of all persons employed in library and support services, funded in the library’s budget, full-time and part- time, as of June 30, 2021. Each person employed counts as one, whether they are employed full or part time.
For the following categories, to ensure comparable data, 40 hours per week has been set as the measure of full-time employment (FTE). For each category, sum the hours worked for all employees in the reporting year and divide by 2,080.
For example:
Three Librarians
Librarian A: 30 hours/wk x 52 weeks = 1,560 hours
Librarian B: 40 hours/wk x 52 weeks = 2,080 hours
Librarian C: 14 hours/wk x 52 weeks = 728 hours
Total hours: 4,368 divided by 2,080 = 2.1 FTE LibrariansTotal FTE for Librarians with an MLIS degree -- FTE Librarians with master's degrees from programs of library and information studies accredited by the American Library Association. Note: Report only those positions that require a master's degree from an American Library Association accredited library and information studies program. Do not include staff who have a master's degree from an American Library Association accredited library and information studies program in positions that do not require an MLS degree.# of Librarian FTEs -- Persons with the title of librarian who do paid work that usually requires professional training and skill in the theoretical or scientific aspects of library work, or both, as distinct from its mechanical or clerical aspect. This data element also includes ALA Librarians (Item 5.4)Total FTE for all other paid staff -- This includes all other FTE employees paid from the reporting unit budget, including plant operations, security, and maintenance staff.Total Staff FTE -- This is an auto-calculated sum of total librarians and all other staff.FTE Volunteers -- FTE volunteer workers, average per week. Enter number of persons in Full Time Equivalents, not number of hours worked. A person who volunteers ten hours a week would be counted as .25 FTE, i.e., one quarter the time of a full time person. This includes all persons who were not on the librarys payroll, but were providing a service to/for the library, volunteers, Friends and literacy volunteers.Books Children Held -- Total number of Children's Books held, June 30 of report year. Include cataloged and uncataloged print materials (number of items, not number of titles). Do not include serials, periodicals, or other formats.Books Young Adult Held -- Total number of Young Adult books held, June 30 of report year. Include cataloged and uncataloged print materials (number of items, not number of titles). Do not include serials, periodicals, or other formats.Total Print Materials Held -- Total number of books held, June 30 of report year. Books are non-serial printed publications (including music and maps) that are bound in hard or soft covers, or in loose-leaf format. Report the number of physical units, including duplicates. For smaller libraries, if volume data are not available, count the number of titles. Books packaged together as a unit (e.g., a 2volume set) and checked out as a unit are counted as one physical unit.Electronic Books, locally funded -- E-books are digital documents (including those digitized by the library), licensed or not, where searchable text is prevalent, and which can be seen in analogy to a printed book (monograph). E-books are loaned to users on portable devices (ebook readers) or by transmitting the contents to the user's personal computer for a limited time. Include e-books held locally and remote e-books for which permanent or temporary access rights have been acquired. Report the number of electronic units, including duplicates, at the administrative entity level; do not duplicate unit count for each branch. E-books packaged together as a unit (e.g., multiple titles on a single e-book reader) and checked out as a unit are counted as one unit. Report the number of units. Report only items that have been purchased, leased or licensed by the library, a consortium, the state library, a donor or other person or entity. Included items must only be accessible with a valid library card or at a physical library location; inclusion in the catalog is not required. Do not include items freely available without monetary exchange. Do not include items that are permanently retained by the patron; count only items that have a set circulation period where it is available for their use. Count electronic materials at the administrative entity level; do not duplicate numbers at each branch.
NOTE: For purposes of this survey, units are defined as "units of acquisition or purchase". The "unit" is determined by considering whether the item is restricted to a finite number of simultaneous users or an unlimited number of simultaneous users.
Finite simultaneous use: units of acquisition or purchase is based on the number of simultaneous usages acquired (equivalent to purchasing multiple copies of a single title). For example, if a library acquires a title with rights to a single user at a time, then that item is counted as 1 "unit"; if the library acquires rights to a single title for 10 simultaneous users, then that item is counted as 10 "units". For smaller libraries, if volume data are not available, the number of titles may be counted. Unlimited simultaneous use: units of acquisition or purchase is based on the number of titles acquired. For example, if a library acquires a collection of 100 books with unlimited simultaneous users, then that collection would be counted as 100 "units".# of Physical Audio Materials -- These are materials circulated in a fixed, physical format on which sounds (only) are stored (recorded) and that can be reproduced (played back) mechanically, electronically, or both. Include records, audiocassettes, audio cartridges, audio discs (including audio CD-ROMs), audio-reels, talking books, and other sound recordings stored in a fixed, physical format. Do not include downloadable electronic audio files. Report the number of units, including duplicates. Items packaged together as a unit (e.g. two audiocassettes for one recorded book) and checked out as a unit are counted as one physical unit.# of Downloadable Audio Materials -- These are downloadable electronic files on which sounds (only) are stored (recorded) and that can be reproduced (played back) electronically. Audio - Downloadable Units may be loaned to users on portable devices or by transmitting the contents to the users personal computer for a limited time. Include Audio - Downloadable Units held locally and remote Audio - Downloadable Units for which permanent or temporary access rights have been acquired. Report the number of units. Report only items that have been purchased, leased or licensed by the library, a consortium, the state library, a donor or other person or entity. Included items must only be accessible with a valid library card or at a physical library location; inclusion in the catalog is not required. Do not include items freely available without monetary exchange. Do not include items that are permanently retained by the patron; count only items that have a set circulation period where it is available for their use. Count electronic materials at the administrative entity level; do not duplicate numbers at each branch. NOTE: For purposes of this survey, units are defined as units of acquisition or purchase. The unit is determined by considering whether the item is restricted to a finite number of simultaneous users or an unlimited number of simultaneous users. Finite simultaneous use: units of acquisition or purchase are based on the number of simultaneous usages acquired (equivalent to purchasing multiple copies of a single title). For example, if a library acquires a title with rights to a single user at a time, then that item is counted as 1 unit; if the library acquires rights to a single title for 10 simultaneous users, then that item is counted as 10 units. For smaller libraries, if volume data are not available, the number of titles may be counted. Unlimited simultaneous use: units of acquisition or purchase are based on the number of titles acquired. For example, if a library acquires a collection of 100 books with unlimited simultaneous users, then that collection would be counted as 100 units.# of Physical Video Materials -- These are materials circulated in a fixed, physical format on which moving pictures are recorded, with or without sound. Electronic playback reproduces pictures, with or without sound, using a television receiver or computer monitor. Video formats may include tape, DVD and CD-ROM. Do not include downloadable electronic video files. Report the number of units, including duplicates. Items packaged together as a unit (e.g. two DVDs for one movie) and checked out as a unit are counted as one physical unit).# of Downloadable Video Materials -- These are downloadable electronic files on which moving pictures are recorded, with or without sound. Electronic playback reproduces pictures, with or without sound, using a television receiver, computer monitor or video-enabled mobile device. Video - Downloadable Units may be loaned to users on portable devices or by transmitting the contents to the users personal computer for a limited time. Include Video - Downloadable Units held locally and remote Video - Downloadable Units for which permanent or temporary access rights have been acquired. Report the number of units. Report only items that have been purchased, leased or licensed by the library, a consortium, the state library, a donor or other person or entity. Included items must only be accessible with a valid library card or at a physical library location; inclusion in the catalog is not required. Do not include items freely available without monetary exchange. Do not include items that are permanently retained by the patron; count only items that have a set circulation period where it is available for their use. Count electronic materials at the administrative entity level; do not duplicate numbers at each branch. NOTE: For purposes of this survey, units are defined as units of acquisition or purchase. The unit is determined by considering whether the item is restricted to a finite number of simultaneous users or an unlimited number of simultaneous users. Finite simultaneous use: units of acquisition or purchase are based on the number of simultaneous usages acquired (equivalent to purchasing multiple copies of a single title). For example, if a library acquires a title with rights to a single user at a time, then that item is counted as 1 unit; if the library acquires rights to a single title for 10 simultaneous users, then that item is counted as 10 units. For smaller libraries, if volume data are not available, the number of titles may be counted. Unlimited simultaneous use: units of acquisition or purchase are based on the number of titles acquired. For example, if a library acquires a collection of 100 books with unlimited simultaneous users, then that collection would be counted as 100 units.Electronic Collections Locally Funded as of June 30 -- Number of electronic collections acquired through curation, payment or formal agreement, by source of access: Local/other cooperative agreements (or consortia) within state or regionElectronic Collections State Funded -- State government or State library funded. Will be prefilled by the state.Total Electronic Collections -- Report the number of electronic collection (including locally mounted or remote, full-text or not) for which temporary or permanent access rights have been acquired through payment by the library, or by formal agreement with the State Library or a cooperative agreement within the state or region. An electronic collection is a collection of electronically stored data or unit records (facts, bibliographic data, abstracts, texts) with a common user interface and software for the retrieval of the data. Note: The data or records are usually collected with a particular intent and relate to a defined topic. An electronic collection may be issued on CD-ROM, diskette, or other direct access method, or as a computer file accessed via dial-up methods or via the Internet. Subscriptions to individual electronic serial titles are reported under Current Electronic Serial Subscriptions (See #615). Each electronic collection is counted individually even if access to several electronic collections is supported through the same vendor interface. Number of electronic collections acquired through payment or formal agreement: a. _________ Local b. _________ State (state government or State library) c. _________ Other cooperative agreements (or consortia) within state or region Total: _________Current Print Serial Subscriptions -- Report the number of current print serial subscriptions, including duplicates, for all outlets. Examples of serials are periodicals (magazines), newspapers, annuals, some government documents, some reference tools, and numbered monographic seriesHours Open, All Outlets -- This is the auto-calculated sum of annual public service hours from the outlet and bookmobile sections.Library Visits -- This is the total number of persons entering the library for whatever purpose during the year.
NOTE: If an actual count of visits is unavailable, determine an annual estimate by counting visits during a typical week in October and multiplying the count by 52. A “typical week” is a time that is neither unusually busy nor unusually slow. Avoid holiday times, vacation periods for key staff, or days when unusual events are taking place in the community or the library. Choose a week in which the library is open its regular hours. Include seven consecutive calendar days, from Sunday through Saturday (or whenever the library is usually open).Reference Questions -- Reference Transactions are information consultations in which library staff recommend, interpret, evaluate, and/or use information resources to help others to meet particular information needs. A reference transaction includes information and referral service as well as unscheduled individual instruction and assistance in using information sources (including websites and computer-assisted instruction). Count Readers Advisory questions as reference transactions. Information sources include (a) printed and nonprinted material; (b) machinereadable databases (including computer-assisted instruction); (c) the library’s own catalogs and other holdings records; (d) other libraries and institutions through communication or referral; and (e) persons both inside and outside the library. When a staff member uses information gained from previous use of information sources to answer a question, the transaction is reported as a reference transaction even if the source is not consulted again. If a contact includes both reference and directional services, it should be reported as one reference transaction. Duration should not be an element in determining whether a transaction is a reference transaction.
NOTE: It is essential that libraries do not include directional transactions in the report of reference transactions. Directional transactions include giving instruction for locating staff, library users, or physical features within the library. Examples of directional transactions include, “Where is the reference librarian? Where is Susan Smith? Where is the rest room? Where are the 600s? Can you help me make a photocopy?”
NOTE: If an annual count of reference transactions is unavailable, count reference transactions during a typical week or weeks, and multiply the count to represent an annual estimate. [If the sample is done four times a year, multiply totals by 13, if done twice a year multiply by 26, if done only annually, multiply by 52.] A “typical week” is a time that is neither unusually busy nor unusually slow. Avoid holiday times, vacation periods for key staff, or days when unusual events are taking place in the community or in the library. Choose a week in which the library is open its regular hours.Physical Item Circulation -- The total annual circulation of all physical library materials of all types, including renewals.
Note: Count all physical materials in all formats that are charged out for use outside the library. Interlibrary loan transactions included are only items borrowed for users. Do not include items checked out to another library.Circulation of Children's Materials -- Total circulation (including renewals) of cataloged and uncataloged materials (in all formats) marked as Children's whether they are borrowed by a child, young adult, or adult over the course of the report year.Circulation of Non English Materials -- Count of total non-English language materials in all formats (Adult, YA, and Children's) circulated annually.Circulation of Electronic Materials -- (See CSL Flowchart “Counting Electronic Items and Usage” for assistance) Electronic Materials are materials that are distributed digitally and can be accessed via a computer, the Internet, or a portable device such as an e-book reader. Types of electronic materials include e-books and downloadable electronic video and audio files. Electronic Materials packaged together as a unit and checked out as a unit are counted as one unit. Include circulation only for items counted under Electronic Books (E-Books), Audio-Downloadable Units and Video-Downloadable Units in Section 6: Library Collection (Items 6.4, 6.6, and 6.8). Do not include items not specified under those definitions.Successful Retrieval of Electronic Information -- (See CSL document“Counting Successful Retrieval of Electronic Information” for assistance) The number of full-content units or descriptive records examined, downloaded, or otherwise supplied to user, from online library resources that require user authentication but do not have a circulation period. Examining documents is defined as having the full text of a digital document or electronic resource downloaded or fully displayed. Some electronic services do not require downloading as simply viewing documents is normally sufficient for user needs. Include use both inside and outside the library. Do not include use of the OPAC or website. [based on NISO Standard Z39.7 (2013) #7.7, p. 43]Total Electronic Content Use -- Total Annual Circulation -- Total annual circulation (including renewals), library materials of all types. Circulation means check out of materials to registered borrowers for use outside the library. Note: Count all materials in all formats that are charged out for use outside the library. Interlibrary loan transactions included are only items borrowed for users. Do not include items checked out to another library.Total Content Use -- ILL loans to others -- These are library materials, or copies of the materials, provided to or received from one autonomous library to another upon request. The libraries involved in interlibrary loans are not under the same library administration. “Library Administration” means Administrative Entity (not anything broader). Do not include items loaned between outlets within the same library administrative entity. These data are reported as annual figures. Annual count of items provided ILL to other libraries.ILL loans received -- These are library materials, or copies of the materials, provided to or received from one autonomous library to another upon request. The libraries involved in interlibrary loans are not under the same library administration. “Library Administration” means Administrative Entity (not anything broader). Do not include items loaned between outlets within the same library administrative entity. These data are reported as annual figures. Annual count of items received ILL from other libraries.# of Children's Programs (retired in 2020) -- Count all children’s programs, whether held on- or off-site, that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the library. Do not include children’s programs sponsored by
other groups that use library facilities. If children’s programs are offered as a series, count each program in the series. For example, a story hour offered once a week, 48 weeks a year, should be counted as 48 programs. Exclude library activities for children delivered on a one-to-one basis, rather than to a group, such as one-to-one literacy tutoring, services to homebound, homework assistance, and mentoring activities.Children's Program Attendance -- Children’s Program Attendance is the actual count over the course of a year of the attendance, of adults, young adults and children, at programs which have all or a portion of their target market intended for children ages 0 to 11 years.
*Please count all patrons that attend children’s programs regardless of age.# of Young Adult Programs -- Count all young adult programs, whether held on- or off-site, that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the library. Do not include young adult programs sponsored by other groups that use library facilities. If young adult programs are offered as a series, count each program in the series. For example, a book club offered every two weeks, 24 weeks a year, should be counted as 24 programs. Exclude library activities for young adults delivered on a one-to-one basis, rather than to a group, such as one-to-one literacy tutoring, services to homebound, homework assistance, and mentoring activities.Young Adult Program Attendance -- Young Adult Program Attendance is the actual count over the course of a year of the attendance, of adults, young adults and children, at programs which have all or a portion of their target market intended for young adults ages 12 to 18 years.
*Please count all patrons that attend the young adult programs regardless of age.# of Adult Programs -- Count all adult programs, whether held on- or off-site, that are sponsored or co- sponsored by the library. Do not include adult programs sponsored by other groups that use library facilities. If adult programs are offered as a series, count each program in the series. For example, a book club offered every two weeks, 24 weeks a year, should be counted as 24 programs. Exclude library activities for adults delivered on a one-to-one basis, rather than to a group, such as one-to- one literacy tutoring, or services to homebound.Adult Program Attendance -- Adult Program Attendance is the actual count over the course of a year of the attendance, of adults, young adults and children, at programs which have all or a portion of their target market intended for adults.
*Please count all patrons that attend the adult programs regardless of age.Of the above programs, how many were offsite? -- Count all programs held off-site that are sponsored or cosponsored by the library. Do not include programs sponsored by other groups that use library facilities/resources. If programs are offered as a series, count each program in the series. For example, a film series offered once a week for eight weeks should be counted as eight programs.Attendance at offsite programs -- Off-Site Program Attendance is the actual count over the course of a year of the attendance, of adults, young adults and children, at programs which have been sponsored or co-sponsored by the library that takes place outside a library facility (including bookmobiles) or off library grounds regardless of primary target audience.Total # of Programs -- Total # of Programs. A program is any planned event which introduces the group attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities or which directly provides information to participants. Programs may cover use of the library, library services, or library tours. Programs may also provide cultural, recreational, or educational information, often designed to meet a specific social need. Examples of these types of programs include film showings; lectures; story hours; literacy, English as a second language, and citizenship classes; and book discussions. Count all programs, whether held on- or off-site, that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the library. Exclude programs sponsored by other groups that use library facilities. If programs are offered as a series, count each program in the series. For example, a film series offered once a week for eight weeks should be counted as eight programs. Report number of programs and attendance, by age group, where possible. Note: Exclude library activities delivered on a one-to-one basis, rather than to a group, such as one-to-one literacy tutoring, services to homebound, resume writing assistance, homework assistance, and mentoring activities.Total Program Attendance -- Total Program AttendanceCIPA Compliant -- If your library is compliant with CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) compliant, Y = Yes; N = No.
NOTE: For CIPA compliance your library must have an Internet safety policy that includes technology protection measures and provide a means to block images that constitute obscenity, child pornography and prevent minors from obtaining access to material that is harmful to them. All library computers, including staff computers, must have a technology protection measure installed and running that blocks obscene/child pornography images. An authorized person may disable the blocking or filtering measure during use by an adult to enable access for bona fide research or other lawful purposes. The library must have an internet safety policy adopted by the board at a public meetingAnnual Uses of Public Internet Computers -- Report the total number of uses (sessions) of the library's Internet computers in the library during the last year. If the computer is used for multiple purposes (Internet access, word-processing, OPAC, etc.) and Internet uses (sessions) cannot be isolated, report all usage. A typical week or other reliable estimate may be used to determine the annual number. Sign-up forms or Web-log tracking software also may provide a reliable count of uses (sessions).
Note: This count includes only the library's Internet computers. Do not include WiFi access using non-library computers. The number of uses (sessions) may be counted manually, using registration logs. Count each use (session) for public internet computers, regardless of the amount of time spent on the computer. A use (session) on the library's public internet computer(s) three times a year would count as three uses (sessions). Software such as “Historian” can also be used to track the number of uses (sessions) at each public internet computer. If the data element is collected as a weekly figure, multiply that figure by 52 to annualize it.Virtual Visits to the library website -- Visits represent the annual number of sessions initiated by all users from inside or outside the library to the library website. The library website consists of all webpages under the library’s domain. A website “visit” or “session” occurs when a user connects to the library's website for any length of time or purpose, regardless of the number of pages or elements viewed. Usage of library social media accounts (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, etc.) should not be reported here. A visit is usually determined by each user's unique IP address, and/or their login account name when they are accessing secure parts of the website. The details for website visits/sessions are contained within the access log file for the web server(s) and may be accessible using log file analysis or web analytics reporting tools.
Virtual visits include a user's request of the library website or catalog from outside the library. A single visit to a website may involve loading of numerous web pages or gratuitous elements (images, style sheets, etc.) If you are unable to report this number, check the box “Unavailable” (to the right of the data entry field) and a “-1” will be automatically entered.Wireless Sessions Per Year -- Report the number of wireless sessions provided by the library wireless service annually. If you are unable to report this number, check the box “Unavailable” (to the right of the data entry field) and a “-1” will be automatically entered.# of Internet Terminals -- This is an automatic sum of the number of terminals entered for each bookmobile and outlet in sections 9 and 10.Vulnerable populations -- Did your library provide support for vulnerable populations in the community? Examples might include providing services or programs for persons experiencing homelessness, persons recently arrived in a new country and who are facing cultural and linguistic barriers, or persons with physical challenges or other disabilities. Please respond yes/no/dont know. Include any additional information as a comment.Personal economic development -- Did your library support your users' personal economic development? Examples might include helping people look for jobs, write resumes, develop workforce-readiness skills or start and run small businesses. Please respond yes/no/dont know. Include any additional information as a comment.Crisis support -- Did your library play a role in responding to, or building resilience after, a crisis in the community? Examples might include providing services or programs to support the community after a natural and/or human crisis such as fire, flood, mudslide, riot, or shooting. Please answer yes/no/dont know. Include any additional information as a comment.Personal learning and knowledge development -- Did your library support your users' personal learning and knowledge development? Examples might include providing access to learning materials in a variety of formats, providing literacy services, or providing programs and classes in the library or with a community partner. Please answer yes/no/dont know. Include any additional information as a comment.Social capital -- Did your library help to develop social capital in your community? Examples might include providing a common space in which people can socialize or engage with one another, or partnering with other community-based organizations and groups. Please answer yes/no/dont know. Include any additional information as a comment.Law Library -- FSCS ID -- 
