Westerville Public Library
Ranked as one of America’s TOP
FIVE Libraries
1999-2006
BEST in the NATION for the year
1999!

2006 Revenue Sources
2006 Revenue Sources
State Funds
63.33%
Miscellaneous
State Funds
0.52%
Gifts
Fines and Fees Local Operating
3.76% Coffee Service
Coffee Service Fines and Fees
0.68% Miscellaneous
Local Operating Gifts
30.46% 1.25%

2006 Expenses
2006 Expenses
Personnel
53.35%
Other Expenses Personnel
0.33% Supplies
Materials
Debt Service
Contract Services
10.58%
Capital Outlays
Supplies
Debt Service
2.40%
Capital Outlays Other Expenses
2.27%
Materials
Contract Services 16.12%
14.95%

Library Customers
Customers
78,300
80,000
70,000 61,436
54,877
60,000
45,259
50,000
37,998
40,000
Customers
23,107
30,000
20,000
10,000
0,000
Westerville Worthington Upper Southwest Grandview Bexley
Arlington Heights

Revenue Per Customer
Revenue Per Customer
$120.00 $109.29 $104.61 $104.26
$95.78
$100.00 $86.14
$80.00 $72.48
$65.35
$60.00
Revenue Per Customer
$40.00
$20.00
$0.00
Worthington Upper Columbus Southwest Bexley Grandview Westerville
Arlington Heights

Operating Expenses Per Customer
Expenses Per Customer
$120.00 $109.29 $104.61 $104.26
$95.78
$100.00 $86.14
$80.00 $72.48
$58.34
$60.00
Expenses Per Customer
$40.00
$20.00
$0.00
Worthington Upper Columbus Southwest Bexley Grandview Westerville
Arlington Heights

Operating Revenue Per Capita
$120.00 $108.63
$101.20
$92.50
$100.00
$81.31
$80.00 $66.69
$53.24
$60.00 $42.94
$40.00
$20.00
$0.00
Upper Arlington Worthington Grandview Columbus Bexley Westerville Southwest
Revenue Per Capita

Expenses Per Capita
Expenses Per Capita
$120.00
$104.92
$103.13
$96.19
$100.00
$79.24
$80.00 $66.67
$53.24
$60.00
$41.71 Expenses Per Capita
$40.00
$20.00
$0.00
Grandview Worthington Upper Columbus Bexley Westerville Southwest
Heights Arlington

Circulation Per FTE
Circulation Per FTE (Employee)
30,000 28,042
26,429
25,641
23,393
25,000
22,228
21,238
18,375
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Westerville Columbus Bexley Upper Grandview Worthington Southwest
Arlington Heights
Output Data

Library Millage Rates
Library Millage Rates
4.80 4.70
5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.20 2.20 2.20
2.50 2.00 Millage Rate
2.00
1.50
0.80
1.00
0.50
0.00
Worthington Grandview Dublin Columbus Gahanna Upper Westerville
Heights Arlington

Cost per Circulation
Cost Per Circulation
$4.00 $3.51
$3.31
$3.20 $3.04
$3.50
$2.88
$3.00 $2.58
$2.45
$2.50
$2.00
Cost Per Circulation
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
$0.00
Grandview Upper
Worthington Southwest Columbus Bexley Westerville
Heights Arlington
Cost Per Circulation $3.51 $3.31 $3.20 $3.04 $2.88 $2.58 $2.45

Number of Employees Per Capita
FTE's Per Capita
1,600
1,461
1,411
1,400
1,147
1,200
961
1,000
722 738
700
800
FTE's Per Capita
600
400
200
0
Grandview Worthington Upper Columbus Bexley Southwest Westerville
Heights Arlington

January 2007
Westerville Public Library
.8 Mill Replacement Levy

History of Ohio Library Funding
 The majority of funding for libraries in Ohio is from the Library and Local
Government Support Fund (LLGSF)
 -LLGSF established in 1985 to provide funding to libraries (previously
funded by a state intangible property tax which was repealed)
 -LLGSF is 5.7% of the state personal income tax collected in Ohio
 -The LLGSF was reduced 8.3% in 2001 and has been frozen since 2002
 -WPL funding reduced, creating a funding shortfall for our library,
causing a series of actions to avoid financial disaster
 While 78% of Ohio public libraries continue to depend on LLGSF
almost entirely, many libraries have resorted to operating levies to
support operations
 -Westerville Public Library (WPL) passed a .8 mil levy in 2002
 -The levy expires at year end 2007

WPL LLGSF revenue compared to
usage
$4,000,000 90,000
$3,500,000 Down 80,000
$3,000,000 11% 70,000
60,000
$2,500,000
State Revenue
Up 50,000
$2,000,000 Circulation
59% 40,000
Customer Base
$1,500,000
30,000
$1,000,000 20,000
$500,000 10,000
$0 0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
State Revenue $3,434,098 $3,294,659 $3,203,576 $3,170,515 $3,190,320 $3,123,589 $3,061,879
Circulation 1,186,106 1,246,934 1,516,608 1,613,022 1,722,721 1,770,321 1,884,575
Customer Base 53,001 65,179 68,797 73,987 76,187 78,300 83,645

Operating Levies for Central Ohio
Libraries
Library Millage
Worthington 4.80 mills
Grandview 4.70 mills
Columbus 2.20 mills
Dublin 2.20 mills
New Albany 2.20 mills
Upper Arlington 2.00 mills
Westerville .80 mills

WPL Funding Sources
WPL Revenues
($000) 2,006 2,007 % of 2006 % of 2007
LLGSF 3,221 3,221 59.8% 63.3%
Operating Levy 1,559 1,559 29.0% 30.6%
Fines and Fees 191 167 3.5% 3.3%
Interest, Gifts, Etc 177 140 3.3% 2.8%
Fund Transfer* 236 0 4.4% 0.0%
Total Revenue 5,384 5,087
*Temperance Fund closure, funds used to furnish addition

WPL Use of Funds
($000) 2006 2007 % of 2006 % of 2007
Personnel 2,816 2,920 50.9% 55.3%
Purchased Services 996 882 18.0% 16.7%
Library Materials 767 726 13.9% 13.8%
Debt Service* 541 542 9.8% 10.3%
Capital Outlays 275 75 5.0% 1.4%
Supplies and Materials 127 117 2.3% 2.2%
Misc 15 15 0.3% 0.3%
Total Expenses 5,537 5,277
*2.7% bonds, retired completely by Dec. 2011

Westerville continues to operate an
efficient library
Cost per Circulated Item
$4.00
$3.50
$3.00
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
$0.00 Grandview
Worthington Southwest Upper Arlington Columbus Bexley Westerville
Heights
Cost per Circulated Item $3.51 $3.31 $3.20 $3.04 $2.88 $2.58 $2.21

Services restored after 2002 Levy was
passed
 Restored Library Hours, including Sunday hours
 Return Library Material budget to normal levels
 Decreased Fines and Fees
 Restored staffing levels
 Replaced obsolete computers
 Expanded youth programming (story-times)
 Repairs and expansion to the facility
 Restored our reserve fund, which had been depleted

How will the funds from the
replacement levy be used?
 Supports current operations, over 30% of funding
 -Maintain hours, library materials, staffing
levels, materials budget
 school deliveries
 Address needs as expressed by our patrons
 -parking
 -more materials
 -more youth programs
 -more adult programs
 -services to businesses


How much more will the new levy
cost?
 Current levy collected at .62 mills
 Replacement Levy will generate an additional
$400m per year for operations
 Cost per $100,000 of valuation is an incremental
$5.51 per year
 Total cost of $24.50 per $100,000 of valuation per
year

Economic Benefits from investing in
our public library
Direct Benefits
 Use of library materials
 Use of databases
 Reference assistance
 Value of computer use, meeting rooms, training programs
 Daily delivery of library materials to students and teachers in the
Westerville School District in support of curriculum
 Delivery of library materials to all nursing homes, assisted living
locations and day care centers in the district.
 Studies show that $1 invested in the library returns $5 of value to
the community