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Frisco Public Library Fact Sheet
Frisco Public Library
6101 Frisco Square Blvd.
Frisco, Texas 75034
972.292.5669
www.friscolibrary.com
Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm
Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 1pm-6pm
Frisco
Library
PUBLIC
FY2014
Frisco residents checked out
1.41 million items.
The library was visited in person
and online 2,700 times each day.
There are 63,910 residents with
Frisco Library Cards.
1.25
10
items
983,000
checked out per resident.
times in 2014.
Library class attendance for all
ages totaled 52,000.
Library staff answered 128,000
reference questions.
One class attended
per household.
0.9
questions
per resident.
per household.
Volunteers donated 4,600 hours
of their time.
The equivalent of
575 eight-hour days.
Circulation of books, e-books, compact discs, DVDs and other library materials has increased
1193%
over the last 10 years.
Library Collections
Circulation
The library has 195,000
items in its collections.
Library users checked out
items 1.41 million times.
Class Attendance
by Age Group
Master Plan Findings
Frisco Public Library offers
equal education for all.
Instructive
and
Enlightening
Experiences
The library is highly valued.
The biggest challenge and constraint to
the library is the need for additional space.
The library needs to communicate to the
community about its many service offerings.
Research Assistance
and Instruction
The library needs to stay current
technologically to meet the needs
of residents.
Self-Directed Education
Did You Know?
Library Space Projections Per Master Plan
Library cards and classes
are free of charge to Frisco
residents.
The library offers hundreds of on-site and online
classes each month.
Our Frisco Public Library
app provides library
services at your
fingertips 24/7.
Reflects 68,000 s.f. Expansion
Recommended .55 s.f. Per Capita
S.F. Per Capita
We’re open 354 days a
year and our online
services never close.
Reflects Current 55,000 s.f.
The library’s 23,000+
ebooks and emagazines
are available 24/7.
74,000
116,060
137,450
Population
187,500
239,300
Findings About Libraries from Pew Research
95% of Americans say that public libraries are
important because they promote literacy and a
love of reading.
94% say that having a public library improves the
quality of life in a community;
Recent Awards:
Texas Library of Excellence
2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Texas Library Association
Branding Iron Award
Best of Show, 2014
UpStart Innovation Award
2014
Benchmarked Statistics FY2014
An overarching majority of Millennials still prefer
traditional paper books. Pew’s study found 75%
of Millennials read paper books compared to only
19% who read electronically.
72% of all Americans ages 16 and older have either used a public library in the
past 12 months or live in a household where another family member or a child is
an active recent user of the library.
Area Library Average
Frisco
Library Transactions Per Capita0.941.04p
Library Transactions Per FTE2,6833,477p
Patron Visits Per Capita0.310.34
p
Collection Size Per Capita2.061.36q
Square Feet Per Capita0.490.38q