FY2022

Selected National Library Comparison The charts below present data from selected public libraries. Data were compiled by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Fiscal year 2018 reported data are used, the most recent available for comparison libraries. Libraries were selected based on their similarities to ICPL services and their cities’ similarities to Iowa City. *Population includes residents for each library’s entire service area, including contracting cities and proportional representations of rural county populations. For instance, the population used for Iowa City includes a portion of rural county residents, Hills, and University Heights. This is important to help standardize data.

Iowa City Public Library, IA

Westerville Public Library, OH

Evanston Public Library, IL

Boulder Public Library, CO

Ann Arbor District Library, MI

Bloomington Public Library, IL

Library

Number of Bookmobiles

1

0

0

0

0

1

Number of Branch Libraries Population Legal Service Area Number of Outlets

0

0

2

4

4

0

84,074

90,764

74,486

106,974

163,590

76,610

2

1

3

5

5

2

ALA-MLS Librarians Total Staff

15

24.15 80.65

19.75 67.41

17

18

12.35 66.31

82.18

80.25

174

Local Revenue Local Revenue per Capita State Revenue per Capita Total Revenue per Capita Total Collection Expenditures Total Collection Expenditures per Capita Total Operating Expenditures Total Operating Expenditures per Capita Total Circulation Total Circulation per Capita Total Revenue State Revenue

5,921,874

4,155,072

6,370,507

7,513,693

15,842,212

4,679,453

70.44

45.78

85.53

70.24

96.84

61.08

73,825

2,916,755

0 0

0 0

122,546

189,883

.88

32.14

.75

2.48

6,584,209

8,084,476

7,189,132

7,977,622

16,430,551

5,453,751

78.31

89.07

96.52

74.58

100.44

71.19

705,892

1,045,879

880,900

1,037,344

1,588,619

659,677

8.40

11.52

11.83

9.70

9.71

8.61

6,540,358

7,399,797

7,018,706

7,705,710

14,690,756

5,079,526

77.79

81.53

94.23

72.03

89.80

66.30

1,270,720

1,590,447

1,045,730

1,556,715

6,128,574

1,222,840

15.11

17.52

14.04

14.55

37.46

15.96

Reference Transactions Library Visits

44,643

111,228

76,844

62,701

47,38

47,335

746,359

511,784

548,512

1,033,147

1,851,354

326,247

Library Visits per Capita Children's Program Attendance

8.88

5.64

7.36

9.66

11.32

4.26

47,981

49,296

29,187

58,190

99,258

10,797

677