STAFF

1. Staff per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: 1 per 2,000 population
2. Percentage of staff with MLS degrees
   • Suggested Guideline: 33% of FTE staff
3. Annual circulations per FTE circulation staff
   • Suggested Guideline: 25,000 per circulation FTE

FACILITIES

1. Gross square feet of library space per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: .6 sq.ft. per capita
2. Average weekly service hours per facility
   • Suggested Guideline: 54 - 70 hours per week
3. Number of library designated parking spaces per facility
   • Suggested Guideline: 1 space per 200 sq.ft.

COLLECTION

1. Volumes owned per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: 2 volumes per capita
2. Circulation per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: 6 items per capita
3. Percentage of library operating budget for materials and databases
   • Suggested Guideline: 20%
4. Book turnover rate
   • Suggested Guideline: 3.0

FUNDING

1. Local operating funding per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: $30 per capita per year
2. State operating funding per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: $5 per capita per year
3. Local and State operating funding per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: $35 per capita per year

SERVICES

1. Customer visits per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: 4 visits per capita per year
2. Active registered library users as a percentage of service population
   • Suggested Guideline: 40%
3. Reference questions answered per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: 1 question per capita per year
4. Program attendance per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: 25% of population
5. Public computers for Internet and electronic resources per capita (excluding OPAC)
   • Suggested Guideline: 1 per 2,500 population
6. Online public access computers (OPACs) to cataloged database per capita
   • Suggested Guideline: 1 per 1,000 sq.ft. or 1 per 5,000 population