Address:
100 South Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
33301-1826
United States
County: Broward 
Phone: 954-357-7397
Connect to: Library Web Site❌ Online Catalog
Library details: Broward County Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Broward County Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 2,764,321 volumes. The library circulates 9,899,567 items per year. The library serves a population of 1,771,099 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Kelvin Watson .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in Florida
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 1,771,099 | Residents |
| Collection size | 2,764,321 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 9,899,567 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 2019 |
| Previous Automation System | Carl.X | 2010 |
| Previous Automation System | Carl | 1994 |
| Previous Automation System | UTLAS | 1988 |
| Previous Automation System | DataPhase | 1979 |
| Discovery Interface | Enterprise | 2019 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | LS2 PAC | |
| Federated search product | WebFeat PRISM | |
| Digital Asset Management | CONTENTdm | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| (* Older versions of SirsiDynix Symphony were called Unicorn) | ||
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Symphony.The 2019 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library
Record History: This listing was created on Mar 24, 1999 and was last modified on Jan 25, 2020.
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