State Library of Iowa

Author

Lily Christenson

Published

July 11, 2024

Brief Description

State Library of Iowa provides statitics on income, expenditures, collections, circulation, and other measures. It is split up by a cities size and name. We looked at the fiscal year 2023, which is July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023.

Source

State Library of Iowa

City data from ACS 5-year report, 2022

Per Capita Expenditures

Measure Description

Per Capita Expenditures are the average amount of money a library spent per person in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Per Capita Expenditures} = \frac{\text{Total Expenditures}}{\text{Population}} \]

Capita Expenditures Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

Per Capita Expenditures are the average amount of money a library spent per 10,000 people in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Capita Expenditures Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Total Expenditures}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]

Staff Expenditures Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

Staff expenditures is the amount of money spent on paying library staff. The city Library staff expenditures per 10,000 people in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Staff Expenditures Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Staff Expenditures}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]

Collection Expenditures Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

Library collection expenditrues are the operating expenses that are used to buy materials in their collections. The Collection Expenditure Per 10,000 People calculates the Library collection expenditures per 10,000 people in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Collection Expenditures Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Collection Expenditures}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]

Book Circ Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

Book circulation accounts for the frequency that books are borrowed and returned to a library. Book Circ Per 10,000 People measures the circulation of books within a city per 10,000 people.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Book Circ Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Book1}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]

Books by Total Phys

Measure Description

The proportion of physical items that are books in a library.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Books by Total Phys} = \frac{\text{Book1}}{\text{Total Phys1}} \]

Book%

Measure Description

Proportion of physical books out of all the items in a library.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Book\%} = \frac{\text{Book1}}{\text{Total Use}} \]

Num Programs Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

The number of library programs across all ages per 10,000 people in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Absentee Voters Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Prog6}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]

Prog6: Total number of programs in a city

Num of Attend per Pop

Measure Description

The proportion of library program attendance in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Num of Attend per Pop} = \frac{\text{Attend6}}{\text{Population}} \]

Attend6: Total number of program attendance in a city

Total Kid Programs

Measure Description

The total amount of kid programs that a library has in a city.

Measure Calculation

Prog1 + Prog 2

\[ \text{Total Kid Programs} = \text{Prog 1} + \text{Prog 2} \]

Num Kid Programs Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

The number of kid programs that a library has per 10,000 people in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Num Kid Programs Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Total Kid Programs}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]

Visits Per Capita

Measure Description

Per Capita library visits are the average amount of visits a library get in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Visits Per Capita} = \frac{\text{Visits}}{\text{Population}} \]

Visits Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

The number of library visits per 10,000 people in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Visits Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Visits}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]

Wireless Sessions Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

The number of wireless sessions at a library per 10,000 people in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Wireless Sessions Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Wireless Sessions}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]

Website Visits Per 10,000 People

Measure Description

The number of library website visits per 10,000 in a city.

Measure Calculation

\[ \text{Website Visits Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Website Visits}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]