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DPL By The Numbers

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	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Items in our Collection	2,141,081	2,519,977	2,483,487	2,455,965	2,436,793	2,382,672
Items Loaned	9,173,701	9,179,791	8,428,033	9,244,353	9,517,573	9,776,905
Denver Population	567,526	572,862	579,744	582,474	592,092	592,052
Denver Residents with Library Card	439,561	417,616	394,034	396,374	433,318	463,072
Total Number of Registered Library Card Holders	558,819	522,805	483,996	484,644	530,368	574,426
New Library Card Registration	80,564	51,904	52,579	53,133	52,849	44,058
Denver Public Library Agencies	Central, 22 branches, Bookmobile	Central, 22 branches, Bookmobile	Central, 22 branches, Bookmobile	Central, 22 branches, Bookmobile	Central, 22 branches, Bookmobile	Central, 22 branches, Bookmobile
Hours Open Weekly System-wide	947 after closures	947	947	904	940	1020
Full Time Equivalent Staff	479.83	429.25	421	411	433.25	447
Online Transactions	19,101,589	24,204,950	31,378,982	37,714,559	43,052,707	49,107,201
Public Access Computers	466	468	495	523	565	539
Programs for Children and Teens	8,061	8,001	12,770	12,776	18,929	15,738
Summer Reading Program Participants	22,303	16,792	22,446	26,755	31,218	32,320