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The Mountain View LibraryStatistics and Information Guide
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The City of Mountain View Public Library serves residents of Mountain View, California and other Silicon Valley communities including Palo Alto and Sunnyvale. This guide provides service and spending details about the library. It includes comparisons with similar Bay area libraries.
There are many ways to measure library performance. Looking at these measurements in the context of historical trends makes them more meaningful. Comparing measurements between similar libraries establishes a standard for performance.
This information is essential in setting budgets. It insures that the library has enough funding to provide its many services. Performance comparisons also assure the community that the library is spending its money wisely and is operating efficiently.
Library Board 2008 (FY08-09) Materials Spending Recommendation (May 2008; Acrobat PDF)
Library Board 2008 (FY08-09) Report (May 2008; Acrobat PDF)
The Library Board approved and endorsed this cover letter and report for FY08-09 budgeting.
Library 2008 Supplementary Statistics (May 2008; Acrobat PDF)
This report includes charts of many additional library performance statistics and comparisons.
Library Board 2007 (FY07-08) Materials Spending Recommendation (May 2007; Acrobat PDF)
The Library Board approved and endorsed this cover letter and report for FY07-08 budgeting at its May 21, 2007 meeting.
Library 2007 Supplementary Statistics (May 2007; Acrobat PDF)
This report includes charts of many additional library performance statistics and comparisons.
Mountain View Library 2006 Materials Spending Analysis (April 2006; Acrobat PDF)
This report compares per-capita spending on materials at four benchmark libraries near Mountain View.
Mountain View Library Service & Spending Analysis 2005 (April 2005; Acrobat PDF)
This brief report consists mostly of charts of performance statistics. It includes at least four years of data on circulation, attendance, and spending on materials (books, DVDs, magazines, etc.) It also compares Mountain View with four other Bay area libraries on critical measures of performance and spending.
Mountain View runs on a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year. March through May are typically key months for budget discussions and planning.
or go to the City Council home page and click on the "Council Agendas and Public Records" link
The California State Library publishes statistical data each year about California's academic, public, special, state agency, and county law libraries. These reports provide comparisons of many service and budget items for libraries.
This web page has links to the reports noted below and links to other library statistics resources.
California Library Statistics 2007 [for July 2005 – June 2006] (Acrobat PDF, 2.7 MB)
California Library Statistics 2006 [for July 2004 – June 2005] (Acrobat PDF, 1.5 MB)
California Library Statistics 2005 [for July 2003 – June 2004] (Acrobat PDF, 2 MB)
California Library Statistics 2004 [for July 2002 – June 2003] (Acrobat PDF, 1.4 MB)
California Library Statistics 2003 [for July 2001 – June 2002] (Acrobat PDF, 1.1 MB)
Reports for 2002 and earlier are not available online. However, many libraries have the printed version. These are usually in a library's Reference section, and sometimes are held on reserve at the Reference Desk. At Mountain View the printed copies are in Reference <R 027.0794>. See the Mountain View catalog listing for copies held.
Randall Stock is an 18-year resident of Mountain View, and has been the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Mountain View Library .
Please send me e-mail if you have comments or questions.
Last Updated: May 2008
Version: 1.3
Index Code: MVPL123