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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 2018-19
FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18 FY 2017-18 Adopted
SERVICES PROVIDED Actual Budget YE Proj. Budget

Visits to Library 227,227 228,500 214,771 225,953
Number of checkouts 438,874 401,000 424,858 446,188
Library programs participants 26,750 22,000 26,073 22,657

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Checkouts per FTE employee as a measure
of workload (Texas average of 15,031 36,573 25,062 33,502 37,182
checkouts per FTE)
Library visits per capita (Texas average 3.3) 4.87 5.13 4.30 4.84
Library checkouts per capita ( Texas
average 4.91) 9.41 9.01 8.60 9.57

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