Beth Edwards of the Winston County Library recently presented report to the Winston County Board of Supervisors on April 1 about the usage of the library and events the library is providing to the community.
The report was part of the preparations for National Library Week.
The report detailed activities December 2018 through February 2019:
•CIRCULATION: 12,092 or 4,979/mo.
•ATTENDANCE IN LIBRARY: 28,284 or 5,657/mo.
•PROGRAMS AT LIBRARY: Public – 26 meetings w/294 attending; Children’s Programs – 4 with 455 attending
Teen Programs – 4 with 40 attending
Adult Programs – 5 with 205 attending
•SCHOOL VISITS: 8 visits; with 496 attending
•PUBLIC ACCESS COMPUTERS: 2,953 users for a total of 2,774 hours (for an average of 591 users per month – 555 hours per month
•DIAL-A-STORY: 466 callers for an average of 93 per month.
•HOME BOOK DELIVERY: 66
As part of the report, Edwards also detailed the many programs upcoming at the library (See page 23 of today’s edition.)
Edwards also explained that the library is offering Fine Forgiveness Week. The Winston County Library will host Fine Forgiveness week as part of National Library Week April 8 through 13. All late fees will be waived on MMRLS items.
“Come inside and see, hot to get of fine jail for free,” noted Edwards. She added, “We are here to encourage use of the library and the fine forgiveness is one way to get patrons back inot the library.”
National Library Week (April 7- 13, 2019) is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support. From free access to books and online resources for families to library business centers that help support entrepreneurship and retraining, libraries offer opportunity to all. The theme for 2019 National Library Week is "Libraries = Strong Communities."
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and observed in libraries across the country each April. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.
