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By the Numbers
San Diego Public Libraries
- The current system comprises the downtown Central and 35 branches
- total budget for FY 2008 is $37,630,664
- total of 551,929 square feet (including new North University Community branch)
- 7.2 million items borrowed from San Diego public libraries in FY 2007
- another 1.7 million items used on-site, but not borrowed
- Over 6 million customer visits to the San Diego public libraries in FY 2007
- Librarians answered more 1.6 million reference/research questions in FY 2007
- 181,068 people attended 5,043 library programs in FY 2007
- San Diego public libraries hold more than 3.1 million volumes
- adding over 250,000 new items per year
- Volunteers donated 117,970 hours in FY 2004
- using Points of Light Foundation $17.19 an hour, worth $2,027,904
San Diego Central (Downtown) Library
- Supports burgeoning downtown and growing residential population
- 29 local schools
- 11 community agencies
- Over 650,000 visitors in FY 2007
- More than 687,000 unique titles
- The only patent and trademark depository in the region (with 1,632,277 government documents at the Central Library)
- The largest public resource center south of Los Angeles
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