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LIBRARY
LIBRARY (100-600)

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
The Keller Public Library supports life-long learning and fun through books, programs and media in order to transform lives for a
better community.

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION GOALS:
1. Provide a welcoming sense of place in which all members of the public can interact, exchange ideas, learn and enhance
community.
2. Provide resources that inform, educate, inspire, and bring enjoyment to both individuals and the community.
3. Develop, implement and maintain an information technology that accommodates the changing requirements of delivering
library services in the 21st century.
4. Protect the community's investment in facilities.
5. Create a stable and sustainable economic model of providing the community with free and equal access of information.

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION OBJECTIVES:
1. Ensure the library environment welcomes and respects all members of our community.
2. Offer programming and cultural opportunities for children and adults that enhance quality of life in the community.
3. Conduct ongoing assessments of new library-related technologies and their implications for delivering emerging but proven
technologies.
4. Utilize environmentally friendly methods, practices and technologies in the maintenance of facilities.
5. Leverage the library's resources through partnerships.

SERVICE LEVEL ANALYSIS:
FY 2020-21
FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 FY 2019-20 Adopted
SERVICES PROVIDED Actual Budget YE Proj. Budget
Visits to Library 200,581 222,000 140,000 180,000
Number of checkouts 634,134 660,000 400,000 440,000
Library programs participants 31,311 29,000 18,000 20,000

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Checkouts per FTE employee as a
measure of workload (Texas average of 42,275 42,000 25,806 28,387
15,031 checkouts per FTE)
Library visits per capita (Texas average
3.3) 4.23 4.65 4.24 5.45
Library checkouts per capita ( Texas
average 4.91) 13.39 13.65 8.14 10.02

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