FY2022

LIBRARY OPERATIONS The Iowa City Public Library is a center of community life that connects people of all ages with information, engages them with the world of ideas and with each other, and enriches the community by supporting learning, promoting literacy, and encouraging creativity. The Library Operations budget is organized into General Library, Library Materials, Board Controlled Funds, Gifts and Bequests, Gifts – Materials, and Library Replacement Reserves. General Library This accounts for the majority of the library’s budget, and includes staffing, programs, public services, building repair and maintenance, and the Bookmobile. This also includes transfers to equipment replacement reserves. Library Materials This represents the acquisition and replacement of library materials. Materials budgets are organized into children’s materials, young adult materials, and adult materials in a variety of formats. Electronic and downloadable formats represent an increasing number of materials acquisitions. Board Controlled Funds This is funded largely through State Library of Iowa funded grants for Library Open Access (reciprocal borrowing) and Enrich Iowa programs. A 0.50 FTE staff person is included in the reciprocal borrowing budget. Gifts and Bequests This includes contributions and donations, both designated and undesignated, for library operations, programs, and building improvements. A 0.40 FTE staff person is compensated from undesignated gifts for Bookmobile operations.

Gifts – Materials These resources are donated and designated for materials acquisitions.

Library Replacement Reserves Funded through a transfer from General Library operations, these funds are intended for the scheduled replacement of library equipment and computer hardware.

HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal year 2020 by the numbers: • 49,788 cardholders • 1,046,557 circulation • 442,702 building visits • 12,847 Bookmobile visits • 259,729 collection size

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