Friday, March 12, 2010

Top Ten at Oconto Falls Library

All libraries in the State of Wisconsin has to file an annual report. We have finished ours and have come up 2009 Top Ten Facts about your library.
  1. We circulated our highest number of items ever-86,245 item were checked out through our doors.
  2. We added 2,861 new books, 204 new audio books, and 503 dvds for a total of 3,568 items.
  3. We added 417 new patrons to our library.(Remember that your card is good at any Oconto County library).
  4. We have 8 internet computers and patrons logged onto 9,870 sessions.
  5. We circulated 22,965 children's books and 337 children attended Story Hour at the Library.
  6. We hosted a national exhibit for the first time. Visions of the Universe, sponsored by the American Library Association and NASA, drew in 1,650 children, students and adults for programs.
  7. We have added games to the library, such as Wii, X-Box 360, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS for the kids.
  8. Expanded Westerns, Science Fiction and Inspirational fiction.
  9. When teens say they were at the library, they could be. More teens are at the library.
  10. We did all this and more with no budget increase.

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