Circulation Up 11% for the Year

Library use is up significantly this year. Circulation of library materials in April 2008 was 8,025 more than that in April 2007. We had over 30,000 visitors during the month, with 4,007 using our library computers, with 3,387 attending library programs, and 1,606 more using our meeting rooms.

Staff members have been busy constructing a new Children's Place website and working on our Olympic themed Summer Reading Clubs. We've purchased an application that will allow patrons to register for the reading clubs and update their reading records online from home or in the library. Staff members and volunteers will also be available to give personal assistance at all our help desks.

Most public service staff members have been trained this past month on using the new sound system acquired with the assistance of our Friends of the Library. The new system will allow more than one speaker to use a microphone as well as providing sound in all three meeting rooms, should two or three different programs be scheduled at the same time.

Increase in Circulation for 2007

The Twinsburg Public Library circulated 1,034,910 items during 2007 for a 3% increase. Details will be printed online in our annual report March/April.

The most recent federal statistics available use 2005 data to show these comparisons for libraries of similar sized communities:

• National Average - Total Circulation - 229,658 (2005)
  
• Ohio Average - Total Circulation - 686,323 (2005)
  
• Twinsburg Public Library - Total Circulation - 968,747 (2005)

• Library Programs - National average - 324
• Library Programs - Ohio average - 791
• Twinsburg Public Library - 2,207

• Library Visits - National average - 151,838
• Library Visits - Ohio average - 335,630
• Twinsburg Public Library - 428,012

Remember that the most recent comparison statistics reflect 2005 totals. Not all states have submitted totals for 2006 and federal reports for 2007 probably won't be available for another two years.