It's my hope that when you read through our annual report you'll find yourself, family members, and neighbors in all these numbers—from our door counts, events, partnerships, meeting spaces, collection usage, and Westgate's expansion. This annual report is a great story of a year in the life of the AADL, and the community provides the narrative. Very little of our funding comes from sources other than local property tax and all of these funds are dedicated to providing public library service. Please look closely at this report and allow yourself the possibility of being surprised by what's being made available at the public library.
- Josie
Services
ann arbor district library was open to the public
356 days in the 2017 fiscal year
151,156 Registered Cardholders
9,398 New cards issued this year
Program Attendance
Door Count
Visits to aadl.org
76,590,124 PAGE VIEWS
209,876 average page views per day
Circulation
6,501,554 System-Wide Circulation Transactions
Adult & Teen Collections
Adult Material System-wide
Books206,338
Compact Discs53,074
DVD50,692
Magazines25,492
Audiobooks15,291
Blu-ray13,097
Express Shelf2,544
Language Materials2,358
Tools & Other2,217
Youth & Teen Material System-wide
Books167,512
DVD14,287
Audiobooks5,324
Magazines4,009
Compact Discs3,500
Tools & Other903
Financial
REVENUE
Property Taxes$15,133,669
Library Fees$281,019
Grants & Memorials$259,972
State Penal Fines$244,879
State Aid$96,228
Other$81,618
Interest Income$799
TOTAL$16,098,184
EXPENDITURES
Employment Costs$8,322,817
Capital Outlay$1,974,201
Materials$1,903,491
Purchased Services$1,257,787
Rent$554,556
Operating Supplies$494,121
Programming$409,041
Repairs & Maintenance$327,305
Miscellaneous$283,278
TOTAL$15,526,597
Gifts & Memorials
JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017
GENERAL GIFT FUND
Suzanne Admiraal
Anant Agrawal, in Honor of Anupama Agrawal Huntley
Marci B. Ammerman, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Anonymous
M. Martine Blogin, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Clinical Pathology Associates, in Memory of Corinne Annette Lincoln
Debby Cocoros, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Robert and Barb Debrodt, in Memory of Carrol Robertson
Elisabeth Eaton, in Memory of Carrol Robertson
Judith Elkin, in Memory of Carrol Robertson
Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library, in Memory of Gene Wilson
Renate S. Gerulaitis, in Memory of Carrol Robertson
Margaret A. Goodrich, in Memory of Eve Schlecte Kitzmiller
Staff of Vic Gutman, in Memory of Sue Ann Cairns
Joyce Hanak, in Memory of David E. Tabler
Catherine Kim, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Lucy Nelson Langa, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Deborah A. Levine, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Nora Maloy, in Memory of Carol Gaulrapp
Nora Maloy, in Memory of Elizabeth “Betsy” Teeter
Lisa L. Mann, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Michael McCloy, in Honor of Darla Welshons
Sarah Rampton, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Julie Ann Rivard, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Elizabeth L. Rother, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Ed Schrieber
A. Smith, in Honor of Jackie Sasaki
Michael and Elizabeth Spitz, in Memory of Corinne Annette Lincoln
Dietmar Wagner
Elizabeth Chappuis Wilson, in Memory of Rosemary Darian
Adult, Digital, and Special Collections
Doug Cox
Gordon Ebbitt
Roger Espinosa
Dan and Jan Longone
Sophie Mordis
Dietmar Wagner
Fine arts collection
Helen and John Salan
Gail Sugar, in Honor of Prue Rosenthal
Helen Whitehouse
Roberta Keniston Memorial Fund
Dietmar Wagner
Ladies Library Association Fund
Ladies Library Association
Outreach & Neighborhood Services
Shoshana Hurand
Ben Price Memorial Fund
Susan C. Humphrey, in Memory of Ben Price
Programs
Elyse Aurbach
Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library
Kathryn Goodson
Kevin Smokler and Cariwyl Hebert
Gloria Taylor
Secret Lab
Tom Finholt and Stephanie Teasley
Washtenaw Library for Blind and Physically Disabled
Concordia University, in Honor of Terry Soave
C. Mark Gilson
Jacqueline Stearns and John Henkel, in Memory of Ethel Armiger
Marcy Westerman Fund
Aviva Alpert, In Honor of Rachel Burrows
John and Heidi Bratton
Angela Del Vecchio
Kathryn Detrisac
Laura Howe and Family, in Honor of Doughty Montessori School
Robert and Josie Parker, in Honor of AADL Staff
Jim and Bonnie Reece
Kurt Sonen
Jean Steppe
Youth & Teen Programs & Collections
Julie Rick, in Honor of Nate and Willa Anderson (1st Birthday)
Karen Seghers
For more information about making a gift to the Ann Arbor District Library, please visit aadl.org/donations
Highlights
Westgate Branch Opening
On Tuesday, September 6, 2016, the all-new Westgate Branch Library opened to the public. Expanding from a 5,500sf to a 21,000sf facility, the new Westgate branch offers more shelves, more items, more seating, more resources, more amenities, and even more open hours to library visitors. Complete with a large kids area, bookable meeting rooms, a program room that can seat 80, and a quiet reading room with fireplace, the Westgate Branch also includes a first for AADL: a partnership with Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea, who operate a café in part of what had been the original branch.
The new branch routinely serves twice as many visitors each month than before the expansion, and it has become a sought-after location for library events, meetings, storytimes, get-togethers, and more. If you haven't already, come visit the Westgate Branch at Westgate Shopping Center and enjoy this popular new public space.