Jefferson County Library Cooperative Annual Statistical Report
Summary
Total Number of Records 2013 2012 2011
Bibliographic 760,312 752,119 744,999
Item 1,888,024 1,864,614 1,910,868
Patron 378,779 376,717 374,946
Checkin 7,349 7,371 7,354
Authority 173,591 170,203 168,574
eBook units 15,592 12,037 7,389
Downloadable AudioBooks units 8,332 6,795 5,188
Total Circulation 2013 2012 2011
Jefferson County Library Cooperative (includes Overdrive) 4,824,272 4,987,854 5,146,658
Intralibrary Loans 393,721 404,779 384,560
(loans between the public libraries of Jeff. Co.)      
Books-by-Mail* 6,170 13,364 41,521
Holds 2013 2012 2011
Holds Placed 678,615 698,401 713,973
Holds Filled 495,044 508,700 495,567
     % average of hold placed that are filled 73% 73% 69%
Website 2013 2012 2011
JCLC Website visits 1,279,482 926,060 669,728
Catalog visits 1,187,943 1,251,083 1,277,750
Number of Community Reviews added 221 553 104
*Fultondale closed April 27 to May 31, 2011 and March 4 to May 22, 2013
*Gardendale closed August 13 to December 12 2011
*Graysville closed March 11 to March 31, 2013
*Inglenook closed August 2-18, 2013. then in Temporary location with limited collection until 
*Midfield closed September 26, 2011 to March 13, 2012
*North Birmingham closed June 25, 2012 to October 15, 2012
*Pratt City closed April 28, 2011indefinitely because of Tornado damage.
*Woodlawn closed most of August 2011 for Air conditioning problems