Starting in 2020, we have begun collecting branch-specific data from Oregon library systems with multiple branches and/or bookmobiles using a custom Google Sheet. We'll continue this process for 2024. If your library has a bookmobile and/or multiple branches, a link to this Google Sheet will be found inside your Statistical Report (in the very last section of the form).
Answers to Questions B10 through B21 can be entered directly in the Google Sheet. The rest will be pre-filled based on 2023 data.
An outlet is a unit of an administrative entity that provides direct public library service -- in most cases a branch library or bookmobile.
Answers for questions B01 through B09 will be pre-filled and locked by the state library and should not change over time. Please contact us directly to make changes to addresses or square footage.
B01 - FSCS ID + SEQ for outlet. This is the unique identifier for this outlet, which also ties the outlet to its larger system. For example, OR5555-003 is a branch library of the OR5555 administrative entity.
B02 - Name of outlet. Official name of this public service outlet.
B03 - Outlet street address. Physical street address for this outlet (do not use mailing address). For bookmobiles, use the street address of the main/central library or administrative office.
B04 - Outlet city. Physical city for this outlet. For bookmobiles, use the city of the main/central library or administrative office.
B05 - Outlet ZIP code. Physical ZIP code for this outlet. For bookmobiles, use the ZIP code of the main/central library or administrative office.
B06 - Outlet county. For bookmobiles that serve multiple counties, please contact us.
B07 - Outlet phone number. For bookmobiles without a dedicated cell phone, please use the phone number of the main/central library or administrative office.
B08 - Outlet type code. Select one of the following:
BM—Books-by-Mail Only.
A direct mail order service which provides books and other library materials. Books-by-mail typically serves rural residents, the disabled, the homebound, and others without access to another type of public library outlet. Requests for materials are usually received by mail and by telephone only. Only books-by-mail services that are housed separately from any other type of direct public service outlet (that is, central library, branches, or bookmobiles) should be coded here.
BR—Branch Library.
A branch library is an auxiliary unit of an administrative entity which has at least all of the following:
1. Separate quarters;
2. An organized collection of library materials;
3. Paid staff; and
4. Regularly scheduled hours for being open to the public.
BS—Bookmobile(s).
A bookmobile is a traveling branch library. It consists of at least all of the following:
1. A truck or van that carries an organized collection of library materials;
2. A paid staff; and
3. Regularly scheduled hours (bookmobile stops) for being open to the public.
Note: A separate outlet record may be created for each bookmobile. You may wish to create separate outlet records for individual bookmobiles if (1) they have different addresses and/or (2) they have different Metropolitan Status Codes. Alternatively, a bookmobile outlet record may include more than one bookmobile.
CE—Central Library.
This is one type of single outlet library (SO) or the library which is the operational center of a multiple-outlet library (MO or MA). Usually all processing is centralized here and the principal collections are housed here. Synonymous with main library.
Note: Each administrative entity may report either no central library or one central library. No administrative entity may report more than one central library. Where there are several co-equal outlets and no principal collection, report all such outlets as branches, not central libraries.
B09 - Outlet square footage. Provide the area, in square feet, of the outlet. This is the area on all floors enclosed by the outer walls of the library facility. Include all area occupied by the library, including those staff areas off-limits to the public. Include any areas shared with another agency or agencies if the library has use of that area. Do not include parts of facility not used for library services or library staff. Enter zero for bookmobiles.
B10 - Public service hours per year at this outlet. Report the number of annual public service hours for each branch and bookmobiles. Include the actual hours open for public service. For each bookmobile, count only the hours during which the bookmobile is open to the public, not the travel time between stops. For administrative entities that offer ONLY books-by-mail service, count the hours that the outlet is staffed for service. Minor variations in public service hours need not be included. Extensive hours closed to the public due to natural disasters or other events should be excluded from the count.
B11 - Number of weeks outlet was open​. Report the number of weeks during the year that the branch or bookmobile was open to the public. Extensive hours closed to the public due to natural disasters or other events should be excluded from the count. For branches that offer ONLY books-by-mail service, count the weeks that the branch is staffed for service. The count should be based on the number of weeks that a branch or bookmobile was open for half or more of its scheduled service hours. Do not calculate based on total number of service hours per 28 year, but instead count the number of weeks the branch or bookmobile was open for at least half or more of its regularly-scheduled hours.
805a Advertised download speed from your Internet Service Provider
Report the advertised download speed you are paying for from your Internet Service Provider. If your library has multiple branches, please report for the main/central branch here and report different advertised speeds (if applicable) at other locations in the branch report.
806a Advertised upload speed from your Internet Service Provider
Report the advertised upload speed you are paying for from your Internet Service Provider. If your library has multiple branches, please report for the main/central branch here and report different advertised speeds (if applicable) at other locations in the branch report.
805t Type of Internet Connection
Please select the type of Internet service connection at your library from the dropdown menu. If you are unsure, please select Other and leave a note at the end of Part 8 in Technology & Facilities Notes. For multi-branch systems, please report the connection type for the main/central library here as applicable. Options are:
B20 - Year of building's original construction
B21 - Year of building's most recent structural remodel