This week at the library; Or, It's a new year!

Random Commentary

• Another half week, now that the holidays are over. School starts on Wednesday here, so it's pretty quiet.
• New dvd shelving so everything needed shifting (not to mention putting the shelving together. this was very painful and involved much damage to my poor hands)
• More publicity, more collection development, more sick staff. One of my poor colleagues is starting the new year with strep and we had an orgy of disinfecting after she had to leave.

Statistics! My circulation statistics for the year came in and they are beautiful

• Total circulation - children's, young adult, av - was 107,520
• This is how my collection development statistics work - chart below (I round out all the numbers. It doesn't have to be exact!)
• I put together circulation numbers in each category. There are a few minor things I don't count, I add concept books to picture books, etc.
• I figure out what percentage of total circulation each area is
• I figure out what percentage of the total budget each area is and divide by 11 (months I order)
• I adjust the budget, because prices for items vary, I might be planning to weed a category, I might want more circ in an area and buy more there, etc. This is where the psychic math comes in.
• Based on the estimated price for materials in the category, I estimate how many items in each area I can buy each month. I also factor in the Junior Library Guild levels I've already purchased and leave space for replacements, etc. I have about $1,260 each month (taking into account what I've already spent on JLG) so that leaves me a little wiggle room for replacements or additional purchases.

Circulation	% of Circ	Budget	Monthly budget	Adjusted	Titles	Categories	Purchased
3500	3	450	41	25	5	BRD
22500	20	3000	273	300	30	PIC (tub, concept)
8700	8	1200	109	200	20	ESR
4240	4	600	55	100	10	JGN
7400	7	1050	95	150	15	JFIC (1 JLG)
7600	7	1050	95	60	15	JSER
8000	7	1050	95	200	15	JNF (1 JLG)
2000	2	300	27	50	7	YGN
5200	5	750	68	50	5	YAFIC (5 JLG)
1100	1	150	14			holbook
280	0.3	150	14			parenting
						prof
380	0.4	50	5			spanish
				100	10	replace
						add. Copy
						other
		9800	891	1135		TOTAL

I also compared to last year's statistics.

• Picture books up by about 4,000
• Juvenile series up by almost 2,000
• Easy readers, juvenile fiction,  nonfiction, up about 1,000
• Juvenile graphics up about 800
• Boardbook circ up 100
• Young adult graphics went up about 300, Young adult fiction about 200

Approximate hours this week

• Wednesday, 9-5
• Thursday, 9-5
• Friday, 9-5