Washington State Library The Budget & Service Story
Washington State Library Constantly Shrinking Budget * Consumer Price Index inflation for same period has increased 33%. † Implicit Price Deflator data not available because they reset number in ‡ Percentages are cumulative * † ‡
* Percentages are cumulative Washington State Library Constantly Shrinking Staff * FTEs122 FTEs117 FTEs105.8 FTEs103.4 FTEs99.7 FTEs97.9 FTEs77 FTEs
State Library forced to move to expensive Tumwater building $ 794,703 $ 2,029, % The difference in rent and utilities created an increased cost of $1.23 million per biennium. * Figures include both rent and utilities
Percentage of library budget taken by facility costs FY FY
Online maps usage Online newspapers usage Online history books usage Web site usage +1,569.6% Questions* -3.9% Visitors +22.0% Books checked out +78.6% Customers Demand More Services * Specialized resources for state employees eliminated in 2002 budget. 2,836,797 Transactions 1,155,326 Transactions New services offered { { {
Increased customer demand with decreasing staff * Plot points are displayed as a percentage of maximum for each series FTEs 77 FTEs 2,804,306 Transactions 1,155,326 Transactions