Appendix 1 - Library Service Running Costs and Other Information

Perth and Kinross Council · 17 June 2026
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PKC - GENERAL#
Library Service Running Costs and other information
Library Frontline Service Costs
AK Bell Alyth Auchterarder Birnam Blairgowrie Breadalbane Comrie Loch Leven North Inch Pitlochry Scone Strathearn Mobile 1 Mobile 2
Staffing Costs 309,043.83 20,310.39 44,533.78 12,341.89 50,181.12 82,696.70 14,618.18 134,689.35 91,014.18 20,310.39 44,924.89 115,363.70 40,232.14 40,232.14 1,020,492.67£     
Holiday cover - 2,343.82 5,139.20 1,424.25 - - 1,686.94 - - 2,343.82 5,184.33 - - - 18,122.36£           
Equipment 2,000.00 100.00 150.00 100.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 100.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 150.00 150.00 1,000.00 100.00 100.00 7,950.00£              
Cleaning materials 2,000.00 50.00 100.00 50.00 750.00 750.00 50.00 750.00 750.00 100.00 100.00 750.00 50.00 50.00 6,300.00£              
Rent - - - 8,815.00 - - - - - - - - - - 8,815.00£              
Book Stock 14,539.61 1,029.03 3,002.29 839.82 2,757.79 6,920.83 729.51 11,129.28 8,919.89 1,035.89 2,257.96 8,533.11 1,542.86 1,262.14 64,500.00£           
Insurance - Contents 22,193.36 415.77 1,623.93 397.30 1,564.19 2,051.95 401.71 2,819.29 2,059.59 410.91 1,611.48 2,797.28 - - 38,346.76£           
Lease, maintenance & fuel - - - - - - - - - - - - 37,568.00 37,568.00 75,136.00£           
CPK TOTAL 349,776.80 24,249.01 54,549.20 23,968.27 56,253.11 93,419.47 17,586.34 150,387.92 103,743.66 24,351.01 54,228.67 128,444.09 79,492.99 79,212.27 1,239,662.79£     
Building costs incurred by PKC 175,377.00 5,398.00 9,292.00 6,120.00 18,861.53 Not available 4,499.00 Not available Not available 2,239.15 9,153.00 Not available
PKC TOTAL 175,377.00 5,398.00 9,292.00 6,120.00 18,861.53 - 4,499.00 - - 2,239.15 9,153.00 - - - 230,939.68£          
TOTAL RUNNING COSTS 525,153.80 29,647.01 63,841.20 30,088.27 75,114.64 93,419.47 22,085.34 150,387.92 103,743.66 26,590.15 63,381.67 128,444.09 79,492.99 79,212.27 1,470,602.46£  
Frontline Service Costs
Total Annual Visits (25/26) 105,971 7,500 21,882 6,121 20,100 50,442 5,317 81,115 65,012 7,550 16,457 62,193 11,245 9,199 470,104
Cost Per Visit 4.96 3.95 2.92 4.92 3.74 1.85 4.15 1.85 1.60 3.52 3.85 2.07 7.07 8.61 3.93
Total Active Borrowers (12mths to 13/1/26) 7543 268 698 172 762 649 213 1588 926 198 691 1459 380 400 15947
Cost per Borrower 69.62 110.62 91.46 174.93 98.58 143.94 103.69 94.70 112.03 134.29 91.72 88.04 209.19 198.03 122.92
Additional Costs
Support Services: This includes the costs of Book processing, cataloguing, branch exchange, Early Years and Book Bug provision, Prison services, events and reader development.
Digital Services: This includes the cost of Library Management Systems, support staff, Netloan, Online Catalogue, Ebooks and Eaudio etc.
Central Services: Costs for HR, Payroll, Finance, Marketing, Events, Admin and other organisational overheads. These are shared with Perth Museum and Perth Art Gallery.
AK Bell Library
        Open 39.5 hours per week (Tuesday – Saturday).
        15 members of staff (7.36 Full Time Equivalent – FTE).
Alyth
        Open 15 hours per week (Thursday – Saturday).
        1 member of staff (0.51 FTE).
Auchterarder
       Open 32 hours per week (Thursday – Saturday).
       2 members of staff (1.15 FTE).
Birnam
       Open 11.5 hours per week (Thursday – Saturday).
       1 member of staff (0.31 FTE).
Blairgowrie
       Open 33 hours per week (Tuesday – Saturday).
       3 members of staff (1.34 FTE).
Breadalbane

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       Open 37 hours per week (Tuesday – Saturday).
       3 members of staff (1.97 FTE).
Comrie
       Open 11 hours per week (Thursday – Saturday).
       1 member of staff (0.37 FTE).
Loch Leven
       Open 37 hours per week (Monday – Saturday).
       4 members of staff (3.27 FTE).
North Inch
       Open 37 hours per week (Tuesday – Saturday).
       4 members of staff (2.04 FTE).
Pitlochry
       Open 15 hours per week (Wednesday – Saturday).
       1 member of staff (0.51 FTE).
Scone
       Open 29 hours per week (Tuesday – Saturday).
       3 members of staff (1.13 FTE).
Strathearn
       Open 37 hours per week (Tuesday – Saturday).
       4 members of staff (2.76 FTE).
Mobile Libraries
       72 hours per week (Tuesday – Saturday).
       2 members of staff (2 FTE)
       129 stops across the whole region.
       320,444 annual visits.
       780 active borrowers.
       Vehicles to be replaced in 2026.
Support Services
       7 members of staff (7.01 FTE)
Digital Services
       3 members of staff (2 FTE).