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Mitchell Library reports higher circulation, reviews annual state survey and financials
Summary
Director Kevin briefed the board on the annual survey submitted to the South Dakota State Library and highlighted 2024 holdings, circulation and financials, noting increased circulation and book-sale revenues.
The Mitchell Public Library board heard its annual statistical report to the South Dakota State Library and a summary of the library’s 2024 finances and usage data.
Director Kevin said the library completed the state’s annual survey used to compile national IMLS statistics and that the board had reviewed the submission. He reported holdings of 71,352 physical items and physical circulation of 102,370 for 2024; total circulation reported was 150,141, which the director said included e-books and e-audiobooks. The board packet listed total e-circulation as part of that total.
Kevin also reviewed revenue and expenditure figures. He reported the library board account held $108,692 in the checking account (February balance reported during the meeting) and that the board’s other operating income for 2024 was $23,802. Total library expenditures for 2024 were listed as $798,844. Kevin noted the book-sale revenues have grown since pandemic lows and that monthly book-sale receipts commonly reached about $600 in recent months.
The survey data included FTE staffing totals (8.63 FTE reported, which the director said includes maintenance and part-time staff), interlibrary-loan counts (301 items borrowed from other libraries, with more lent than borrowed), program counts and attendance (children’s programs and passive activities accounted for substantial participation) and 17,563 wireless sessions recorded for the year.
Kevin told the board the state library had restored enough funding in the recent legislative compromise to meet federal matching requirements for now, but he reiterated that federal IMLS funding remained uncertain pending federal-level actions.
No formal board action was required on the survey; Kevin said he would certify the submission as part of the board’s review and the city’s records.
Why it matters: the survey and financial numbers provide a year-over-year picture of library usage, funding and services; the increase in circulation and program attendance supports items in the new strategic plan and arguments for continued local and state support.
