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Library Lark

www.mcallenlibrary.net/locations/lark

Performance Measures Description:
Lark Branch Library is
Actual Goal Estimated Goal an extension of Main
FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 19-20 FY 20-21 Library providing
Inputs: library services and
Number of full time employees 9 9 9 9 special programs to
Number of Public Services staff 11 11 11 11 the residents of North
Service population, City of McAllen 143,433 152,046 153,000 155,000 McAllen.
Department expenditures $ 449,732 $ 489,064 $ 489,064 $ 507,395
Outputs:
Number of Library items circulated 66,827 66,445 50,773 55,850
Total number of reference / information
transactions completed 18,487 22,525 15,280 17,500
Number of internet users 14,058 17,138 7,534 9,794
Number of website visits (System total) 535,836 333,535 334,000 525,000
Number of active card registrations 2,290 2,436 2,573 2,600
Number of programs 660 685 701 720
Number of program attendance 14,562 14,244 195,159 195,159
Number of Library items owned 42,905 44,715 42,991 43,000
Library walk-in visits 100,208 104,310 53,896 80,844
Effectiveness Measures:
Percent of increase for number of items
circulated 19.2% -0.6% -23.6% 10.0%
Percent of increase for total number of
reference/information transactions -28.6% 21.8% -32.2% 14.5%
Percent of increase of internet users -9.5% 21.9% -56.0% 30.0%
Percent of increase in Library website visits
(System total) 63.9% -37.8% 0.1% 57.2%
Percent of increase in total number of active
card registrations -1.1% 6.4% 5.6% 1.0%
Percent of increase in number of programs 3.8% 3.8% 2.3% 2.7%
Percent of increase in program attendance 15.6% -2.2% 12.7% 10.0%
Percent of increase in number of Library
items owned 1.4% 4.2% -3.9% 4.0%
Percent of increase in walk-in visits 2.1% 4.1% -48.3% 50.0%
Efficiency Measures:
Turn-over rate of Library items circulated 1.56 1.49 1.18 1.30
Number of reference / information
transactions handled per Public Services 1,681 2,048 1,389 1,591
Average daily walk-in visits 282 294 152 228
Department expenditures per capita $ 3.01 $ 3.22 $ 3.23 $ 3.30

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