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LIBRARY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AT A GLANCE
OUR MISSION: The mission of the Southlake Public Library is to provide access to a world-class library
with access to high demand materials, programs and services to support the educational, professional and
personal interests of the community.
ADULT SERVICES YOUTH SERVICES City Department Overview
LIBRARY SERVICES
PARTNERSHIPS & COMMUNICATION
VOLUNTEERISM
10.50 $1,340,344 2.3% 120K+
General Fund Budget
FTE of the total General Fund Annual Visitors
THE SOUTHLAKE STANDARD
Southlake deliberately sets service standards above baseline expectations. The standards below
illustrate where the Library exceeds typical municipal library operations in collection management,
programming, and community engagement.
Service Area Baseline Expectation Southlake Standard
Circulation Per Peer cities average approximately 8 14 circulations per capita, nearly double the peer average
Capita circulations per capita
Staff Peer average: 19,234 transactions per 31,032 transactions per staff member, more than 60%
Productivity staff member above peer average
Program Peer cities average about 42 attendees 543 programs with 37,346 total participants; 68 attendees
Attendance per program per program, more than 1.5x the peer average
Collection Turn Typical library turn rates of 3-5 per item Approximately 8 turns per item per year, indicating strong
Rate annually collection curation and community demand
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Accreditation Basic state compliance accreditation; and TMLDA Achievement of Excellence in
Libraries Award
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