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Library Facts & Figures

DPL By The Numbers

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	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Items in our Collection	2,035,497	2,141,081	2,519,977	2,483,487	2,455,965	2,436,793
Items Loaned	10,255,199	9,173,701	9,179,791	8,428,033	9,244,353	9,517,573
Denver Population	562,657	567,526	572,862	579,744	582,474	592,092
Denver Residents with Library Card	438,470	439,561	417,616	394,034	396,374	433,318
Total Number of Registered Library Card Holders	N/A	558,819	522,805	483,996	484,644	530,368
New Library Card Registration	N/A	80,564	51,904	52,579	53,133	52,849
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	1,067	947 after closures	947	947	900	904.5
Full Time Equivalent Staff	460	415	418	416.5	413.25	434
Online Transactions	14,558,968	19,101,589	24,204,950	31,378,982	37,714,559	43,052,707
Public Access Computers	460	466	468	495	523	565
Programs for Children and Teens	8,198	8,061	8,001	12,770	12,776	18,929
Summer Reading Program Participants	25,231	22,303	16,792	22,446	26,755	31,218

2006 Annual Report - 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 (PDF)

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