COSLA Profiles

For the latest verified and comparative data on public libraries and the state library agency, please consult the Institute for Museum and Library Services website for data products and publications at: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/index.asp

CHIEF OFFICER

Name: Susan Oberlandersusan.oberlander@state.nm.us
Title: State Librarian
Organization: State of New Mexico
Address: 1209 Camino Carlos Rey
City: Santa Fe
State: NM
Zip Code: 87507
Phone: (505) 476-9762
Fax: (505) 476-9761
Appointment Date: 7/2/2007
Committee Assignments:

STATE LINKS

Library Agency Homepage: http://www.nmstatelibrary.org
Virtual Library:
State Home Page: http://www.newmexico.gov
Governor: Bill Richardson
Library Association: http://www.nmla.org
Friends of the Library Association:
Trustee Association:
Other State Library Links:
     

STATEWIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS

Link to IMLS Public Library Statistics Webpage: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/publib.asp

Year the data below was released: 2008
URL for Statewide Public Library Statistics:
      In progress
Population: 1,954,599
Number of Public Libraries: 92
Total Circulation: 9,817,032
Circulation Per Capita: 5.02 items
Total Library Operating Income: $47,398,865
Total Expenditures: $44,225,282
Expenditures per capita: $22.62
State Support: $273,000
Total Construction Funding:
Materials Loaned to other Libraries: 20,423

STATE LIBRARY AGENCY

Link to IMLS State Library Statistics Webpage: http://harvester.census.gov/imls/stlib.asp

Year the data below was released:
Governance Structure: The New Mexico State Library is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, a Cabinet level department of the Executive Branch that includes the museums and monuments of New Mexico.
Library Legislation:
New Mexico Administrative Code http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/NMAC/_title04/T04C005... New Mexico Statutes http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templ...
Library Standards:
State Grants In Aid to Public Libraries http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title04/04...
Allied and Other Special Operations:
New Mexico Coalition for Literacy; New Mexico Library Foundation
Number of Service Outlets: Five - main library in Santa Fe, Tribal Libraries Program Resource Center at Crownpoint, and three bookmobile offices in Cimarron, Los Lunas, and Tucumcari.
Collections: 50,000 books; 1 million federal documents; 200,000 microforms; 37,000 state documents; 1,800 periodicals; and 6,300 New Mexico newspapers on microfilm
Staff: 60 FTE
Income: $6,387,162
Expenditures: $6,265,200
Employment Opportunities: http://www.state.nm.us/spo

PUBLICATIONS

Newsletter: http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/index.php?option=com...
LSTA Five Year Plan: http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/index.php?option=com...
Other Relevant Links to State Library Publications: