Primary Research Group has published The Survey of Library Cafes & Food Service, 2014 Edition, ISBN 978-1-57440-278-0.

The study presents data from a survey of public and academic library cafes and other food service operations. The report includes valuable and unique data on best-selling products, revenues and sources of revenue, expansion plans, catering revenues, salary costs, seating and decor, and other facets of library cafe and food service operation. Data is broken out for academic and public libraries and also for library size defined by annual library budget and annual number of visitors to the library. The study helps planners answer questions such as: what are personnel costs for the typical cafe? How much revenue is accounted for by lunch traffic? Do cafes cater outside events and if so, how much do they earn?

Just a few of the report's many findings are that:

• Coffee products accounted for 39% of sales for the cafes in the sample
• Part-time employees in the library cafe earned a mean of $8.66 per hour
• About 35% of survey participants planned to expand or redesign their library food service or cafe operations over the next three years and another 20% were unsure

The study is available directly from Primary Research Group and also from major distributors of books and research reports. Print and PDF versions are available for $80.00. Site licenses are also available. For a table of contents, free excerpt, list of survey participants and tables, or to place an order, visit our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com.