RAPID CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS
			Figures for Borrowers are year to date for that month - THEY ARE NOT MONTHLY FIGURES
		YTD '05	YTD '06	% +/-	July '05	July '06	% +/-	Aug '05	Aug '06	% +/-	Sept '05	Sept '06	% +/-
BORROWERS
	RC Residents	34,242	38,034	11%
	PC Residents	7,592	8,841	16%
	Non PC Residents	1,136	1,294	14%
	Internet	8,471	9,206	9%
	TOTAL	51,441	57,375	12%
BORROWERS-NEW
	RC Adult	3,507	2,748	-22%	335	301	-10%	326	331	2%	303	321	6%
	RC Youth	1,010	916	-9%	95	133	40%	88	88	0%	66	80	21%
	PC Adult	762	794	4%	76	85	12%	88	87	-1%	87	103	18%
	PC Youth	215	247	15%	22	29	32%	30	51	70%	22	25	14%
	Non PC Adult	139	106	-24%	17	8	-53%	13	14	8%	16	13	-19%
	Non PC Youth	16	9	-44%	1	5	400%	1	1	0%	2	0	-100%
	Access Cards Issued	2,591	1,046	-60%	418	0	-100%	399	0	-100%	253	0	-100%
	TOTAL	8,240	5,866	-29%	964	561	-42%	945	572	-39%	749	542	-28%
ENTRY COUNT
	Entry Count	315,274	316,533	0%	36,139	34,193	-5%	36,802	36,429	-1%	34,168	34,181	0%
	Drive Up Window	3,127	2,979	-5%	389	333	-14%	350	346	-1%	257	346	35%
	TOTAL	318,401	319,512	0%	36,528	34,526	-5%	37,152	36,775	-1%	34,425	34,527	0%
ELECTRONIC ACCESS
	Computer Use (hrs.) Ref.	27,871	36,513	31%	3,600	3,958	10%	3,469	4,700	35%	3,354	3,817	14%
	Computer Use (hrs.) YS	14,413	17,707	23%	1,761	1,834	4%	1,943	2,171	12%	1,475	2,040	38%
	Total Computer Use (hrs.) Ref/YS	42,283	54,219	28%	5,362	5,792	8%	5,412	6,871	27%	4,829	5,857	21%
	Homepage/Unique Hits	132,681	177,788	34%	16,181	19,347	20%	17,475	20,377	17%	15,841	18,725	18%
CIRCULATION
	Print	261,439	259,223	-1%	30,770	32,730	6%	29,888	30,263	1%	25,207	26,739	6%
	Non-Print	138,775	135,353	-2%	15,490	15,404	-1%	15,497	15,912	3%	13,583	14,819	9%
	Renewals	50,218	93,012	85%	8,389	11,054	32%	8,784	11,342	29%	8,578	10,073	17%
	ILL	2,149	3,128	46%	90		-100%	114	396	247%	107		-100%
	Electronic Circulation	17,439	11,595	-34%	1,218		-100%	1,378		-100%	1,647		-100%
	Holds	13,229	16,596	25%	1,631	1,847	13%	1,581	1,909	21%	1,400	1,997	43%
	In-house Periodicals	14,683	5,458	-63%	1,269	671	-47%	1,652	671	-59%	772	325	-58%
	In-house Browses	49,442	60,490	22%	7,386	7,917	7%	7,179	8,710	21%	4,635	8,054	74%
	TOTAL CIRCULATION	547,374	584,855	7%	66,243	69,623	5%	66,073	69,203	5%	55,929	62,007	11%
CIRCULATION-BY PATRON TYPE
	RC Circulation	291,782	286,013	-2%	34,615	34,854	1%	33,344	34,178	3%	27,487	29,254	6%
	PC Circulation	78,182	79,898	2%	8,750	9,965	14%	9,085	8,887	-2%	8,267	9,034	9%
	Non PC Circulation	30,244	27,975	-8%	2,895	3,230	12%	2,956	3,075	4%	2,961	3,217	9%
PATRON CONTACTS - Reference/Reader's Advisory
	Circulation	9,522	9,937	4%	1,457	1,368	-6%	1,442	1,457	1%	523	1,367	161%
	Reference	23,311	17,399	-25%	2,124	1,798	-15%	2,556	1,473	-42%	1,932	1,929	0%
	Youth Services	6,985	8,044	15%	898	1,225	36%	860	881	2%	725	829	14%
PATRON CONTACTS - Machines/Computers/Directional
	Circulation	20,166	27,369	36%	2,247	3,761	67%	1,352	4,007	196%	1,378	3,760	173%
	Reference	14,704	13,438	-9%	1,244	1,731	39%	1,429	1,481	4%	961	1,788	86%
	Youth Services	12,657	8,190	-35%	1,534	978	-36%	1,461	958	-34%	1,054	892	-15%
	TOTAL CONTACTS	87,345	84,377	-3%	9,504	10,861	14%	9,100	10,257	13%	6,573	10,565	61%
PROGRAMMING
	Groups/Tours-Adult	14	7	-50%	0	0	0%	3	0	-100%	0	0	0%
	Attendance	267	79	-70%	0	0	0%	51	0	-100%	0	0	0%
	Programs-Adult	27	14	-48%	4	0	-100%	2	0	-100%	6	2	-67%
	Attendance	407	272	-33%	84	0	-100%	43	0	-100%	56	52	-7%
	Adult computer classes	128	63	-51%	9	5	-44%	10	4	-60%	7	6	-14%
	Attendance	265	351	32%	21	24	14%	26	15	-42%	36	25	-31%
	Groups/Tours-YS	25	36	44%	1	8	700%	1	3	200%	3	3	0%
	Attendance	563	823	46%	7	115	1543%	15	79	427%	55	47	-15%
	Programs-YS	251	237	-6%	21	39	86%	24	28	17%	21	17	-19%
	Attendance	12,040	13,463	12%	682	939	38%	626	860	37%	548	516	-6%
VOLUNTEER/OUTREACH													0%
	Volunteers	35	34	-3%	35	32	-9%	37	32	-14%	35	34	-3%
	Volunteer Hours	4,229	3,088	-27%	517	371	-28%	417	371	-11%	404	373	-8%
	Deliveries - Institutions	39	42	8%	4	4	0%	4	4	0%	5	6	20%
	Homebound Deliveries - Individuals	533	572	7%	68	59	-13%	62	57	-8%	55	55	0%
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
	MATERIALS ADDED
	Total Print	10,578	9,995	-6%	1,479	808	-45%	1,110	682	-39%	1,159	894	-23%
	Total Non Print	3,837	3,168	-17%	343	297	-13%	256	350	37%	643	347	-46%
	TOTAL ADDED	14,415	13,163	-9%	1,822	1,105	-39%	1,366	1,032	-24%	1,802	1,241	-31%
	MATERIALS WITHDRAWN
	Total Print	10,241	7,663	-25%	1,403	1,452	3%	1,555	985	-37%	1,536	620	-60%
	Total Non Print	2,220	1,755	-21%	270	217	-20%	96	529	451%	197	22	-89%
	TOTAL WITHDRAWN	12,461	9,418	-24%	1,673	1,669	0%	1,651	1,514	-8%	1,733	642	-63%
FINANCIAL
	Non-resident	$8,100.12	$11,027.06	36%	$1,367.23	$1,455.05	6%	$605.67	$1,073.99	77%	$630.91	$1,078.15	71%
	Fines	$48,444.30	$52,126.65	8%	$7,611.21	$5,491.51	-28%	$4,449.42	$6,300.67	42%	$4,475.08	$5,815.32	30%
	Copier fees	$9,122.76	$8,271.31	-9%	$1,393.00	$873.54	-37%	$812.31	$957.36	18%	$1,200.32	$767.45	-36%
	Library Board Funds Balance		$83,271.35	0%		$77,153.32			$79,655.84			$83,271.35