20-7 FACILITIES, SERVICES AND EXPENDITURES OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES(1999)

Item Public Public Public
Total Libraries at Libraries at Libraries at
Provincial Prefecture County
Level Level Level
Total Collections (1 000 volumes) 16895 4699 5304 6893
Total Length of Bookshelves (km) 293 41 90 162
Number of Library Cards Distributed (1 000 units) 170 8 50 112
Condition of Books Borrowed by the Readers
    Total Number of Circulation (1 000 person- times) 2904 9 660 2235
    Number of Books Borrowed by the Readers (1 000 volume-times) 5741 85 1432 4224
Service Activities Provided for Readers
    Number of Activities (times) 951 26 205 720
    Number of Readers Involved (10 000 person-times) 838 26 196 616
Total Expenditures (10 000 yuan) 3141.4 768 1010.5 1362.9
    Operating Expenses 3072.8 753 1009.2 1310.6
        # Purchase Expenses 530.5 160.2 159.1 211.2
            Maintenance Expenses 224.5 2 95 127.5
Number of Books Purchased During the Year (10 000 volumes) 20.6 2.8 7.3 10.5
Seating Capacity of Reading Rooms (1 000 seats) 20 4 16