FY26 Proposed Budget

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 2022 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

1

4

4

0

90,234

100,042

78,110

104,930

177,696

78,680

1

1

1

1

1

1

ALA-MLS Librarians Total Staff

15

25.7

19.25

13.75

14

14.25

60.54

77.68

81.52

75

173.50

64.61

Local Revenue

$6,471,504

$4,350,604

$7,298,616

$8,855,397

$18,299,026

$4,966,564

Local Revenue per Capita

$71.72

$43.49

$93.44

$84.39

$102.98

$63.12

State Revenue

$58,765

$3,724,997

$167,114

$29,641

$209,148

$243,400

State Revenue per Capita

$.65

$37.23

$2.14

$.28

$1.18

$3.09

Total Revenue

$6,786,261

$8,967,540

$8,329,430

$9,412,908

$18,648,756

$5,706,054

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

$75.21

$89.64

$106.64

$89.71

$104.95

$72.52

$709,120

$1,026,709

$839,000

$1,156,086

$1,685,236

$654,239

$7.86

$10.26

$10.74

$11.02

$9.48

$8.31

$6,765,006

$8,463,734

$7,796,217

$8,100,219

$16,978,492

$5,253,311

$74.97

$84.60

$99.81

$77.20

$95.55

$66.77

1,252,569

1,534,005

954,782

1,474,664

5,593,863

1,126,539

13.88

15.33

12.22

14.05

31.48

14.32

Reference Transactions

18,690

47,424

33,280

48,048

94,164

38,449

Library Visits

270,527

305,968

216,136

529,733

909,101

206,793

Library Visits per Capita

3

3.06

2.77

5.05

5.11

2.63

Children's Program Attendance

11,176

10,191

8,341

8,848

13,071

1,342

691