| Statistics |
2014 |
2015 |
2016* |
2017 |
2018** |
2019 |
2020*** |
2021 |
| Total Number of Library Cardholders: |
48,147 |
47,086 |
45,424 |
42,674 |
51,636 |
52,178 |
39,906 |
40,228 |
| Library Visits: |
492,106 |
474,982 |
461,402 |
475,363 |
431,669 |
437,668 |
91,700 |
140,997 |
| Total Items checked out: |
923,063 |
927,389 |
848,293
|
871,704
|
795,723
|
791,465
|
391,384
|
549,697
|
| Materials borrowed from other libraries: |
8,915 |
9,825 |
9,671 |
10,543 |
10,890 |
10,714 |
3,151 |
5,774 |
| Materials sent as interloans to other libraries: |
11,732 |
10,788 |
11,236 |
12,578 |
12,729 |
11,676 |
3,055 |
7,974 |
| Reference questions answered: |
89,232 |
77,896 |
59,321 |
71,253 |
59,579 |
54,702 |
25,675 |
17,108 |
| Total number of materials: |
456,753 |
444,790 |
435,385 |
424,304 |
381,874 |
409,222 |
451,721 |
407,845 |
| Public Internet uses: |
118,825 |
109,965 |
92,656 |
90,489 |
81,685 |
70,388 |
15,503 |
14,512 |
| Number of programs for children: |
325 |
347 |
342 |
374 |
430 |
494 |
102 |
60 |
| Attendance: |
15,844 |
15,373 |
15,220 |
18,291 |
18,517 |
21,598 |
2,574 |
3,263 |
| Number of programs for teens: |
31 |
40 |
47 |
35 |
46 |
38 |
12 |
11 |
| Attendance: |
923 |
1,399 |
1,231 |
1,502 |
1,521 |
1,297 |
284 |
96 |
| Number of programs for adults: |
170 |
146 |
146 |
205 |
267 |
250 |
69 |
36 |
| Attendance: |
3,401 |
3,208 |
5,014 |
8,642 |
7,678 |
7,346 |
938 |
1,127 |
| Total weekly public service hours (all locations): |
139 |
139 |
139 |
139 |
139 |
139 |
139 |
130 |
| Number of permanent staff: |
49 |
46.5 |
49.39 |
48.64 |
48.64 |
48.64 |
48.64 |
49.70 |
*The Mount Royal branch was closed for several weeks for renovations in 2016. Time allowed per internet session was also increased, thus decreasing the average number of sessions per day.
**Parking and accessibility to the Main Library was impacted due to Phase I of the Superior Street Reconstruction Project April 2018-November 2018
***Covid 19 Closures
