BOOK BORROWING
County librarians answered 10% more reference questions in the fiscal year ended June 30 than they did the year before. The city spent $1.9 million more on library services than in the year before.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY LIBRARIES
91 Branches 10 Institutions (Jails and Health Care Facilities) 6 Bookmobiles
1986-87 1985-86 BUDGETS (millions) $45.0 $45.0 LIBRARY MATERIALS $5.8 $5.4 EXPENDITURES (millions) REGISTERED BORROWERS 957 935 (thousands) REFERENCE QUESTIONS 12.3 11.2 (millions) ITEMS BORROWED (millions) 12.2 11.8
LOS ANGELES CITY LIBRARIES
62 Branches 5 Bookmobiles 4 Municipal Libraries (City Hall, DWP, LAPD and City Attorney’s Office)
1986-87 1985-86 BUDGETS (millions) $31.4 $29.5 LIBRARY MATERIALS $4.5 $4.2 EXPENDITURES (millions) REGISTERED BORROWERS 671 630 (thousands) REFERENCE QUESTIONS 8.3 7.8 (millions) ITEMS BORROWED (millions) 10.2 10.0
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