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Updates regarding the Library's budget situation.

Final 2010 Budget Decisions (Updated October 15, 2009)
Hours Reductions for 2010

Denver Public Library 2009 General Fund Budget

The 2009 Recommended General Fund Budget was $32,307,600 and adjusted with reductions for 2009 to $31,278,443, a decrease of -0.4% compared to the prior year budget allocation.

	2009	2009 Adjusted Final Budget	2008	2008 - 2009 % change
Personnel	24,955,055	23,923,889	24,155,571	-1.0%
Materials	4,520,356	4,520,356	4,268,456	5.9%
Supplies & Services	2,282,986	2,282,986	2,378,317	-4.0%
Capital Equipment	121,600	121,600	180,922	-32.8%
Inter-agency Charges	427,603	427,603	413,334	3.5%
Total	32,307,600	31,278,443	31,396,600	-.0.4%

The greatest asset and expense that the Library has is in its personnel. Personnel expense is 76% of our total budget followed by Books and Library Materials, which is 14.4%.

2009 General Fund Budget

The Denver Public Library has a strong commitment to customer service and devotes the largest share of its budget to public service staff and technology staff that directly assist customers at the Library.

2008 - 2009 Personnel Costs

Materials and Supplies include the Library Books and Materials for customers representing $4,520,356 in the 2009 Budget and materials, supplies and services to operate the library on a day-to-day basis for 22 branches and the Central Library representing $2,282,986 in the 2009 budget. In 2009 roughly 83% of its materials and supplies budget is dedicated to Library Books / Materials and Programming materials; 1% to Community Relations materials and 16% to daily operations materials and services such as copiers, maintenance, public safety, facilities upkeep, office materials, paper and printing.

2008 - 2009 Materials & Supplies

The cost of doing business continues to rise and revenues are flattening over time. The Denver Public Library will continue to examine daily operations to find efficiencies that provide value to the citizens of Denver.

General Fund Budget

Our budget allocation allows the Denver Public Library to have staff to provide service at each branch library and the Central Library.

FTE

The recovery of our budget allocation since 2002 has allowed the Library to increase the number of hours that branches and Central are open to the public. In 2009, the Denver Public Library will be open system-wide 1,020 hours per week.

Hours Open

The Denver Public Library General Fund Budget History

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
$30,146,600	$28,007,700	$28,148,223	$28,463,200	$30,128,985	$31,396,600	$31,278,443

For more information contact:
Richard Sosa, Director of Finance and Planning
rsosa@denverlibrary.org
720-865-2020

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