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L <br />Current Library Operations <br />Current book return statistics are approximately 35% higher than when the library <br />was housed in the Whiffed Building. Overall the library has seen a 44% increase <br />in circulation to nearly 31,000 items per month at our Main Location at 137 W <br />Margaret Lane. The illustration is referenced as Attachment B. <br />Orange County Main Library <br />Monthly Circulation DeskHctivity <br />sD,o°o _ - -- - - - --- <br />45,ODD <br />40,000 <br />v 35,000 <br />m <br />a <br />m 30,000 <br />0 <br />a <br />m <br />0 25,0°0 <br />0 <br />m` 20,D00 <br />n <br />E <br />Z 15,000 <br />- - _ <br />~~g~ mod Fob ~s~ ~~w~ scar QGZ' ~g~ ~J~N <br />Du ~~m O~ ~a Fe ~' <br />D FY 08/D9 ~ FY 1 D/1 1 <br />As indicated earlier, the Circulation area design allows the staff to easily <br />incorporate multiple trips to the interior book drop room into. a normal workflow. <br />However, the steps for checking in each item are a time consuming operation as <br />detailed in the attached step by step process of checking-in books and materials <br />{Attachment C). <br />Library and County policies dictate many of the steps that are incorporated into <br />processing returned items. These include the fine and fee schedules, the system <br />for charging for badly damaged or lost items, and the new County Delinquent <br />Collection policies. Under the current model, all returned items are processed <br />using the exact same steps, providing consistency and efficiency. The Library's <br />circulation policies limit the number of items that a patron is able to check out. <br />For example, in order to check out 3 new movies, the 3 movies returned must <br />have been checked back in and in good condition before a patron may check out . <br />new items. <br />2 <br />