2024 Library Annual Report - City of Longmont

2024 Library Annual Report

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Circulation:
997,685 checked out

How many items were checked out? How many people did we connect with? How many downloads?

 

  • 5361 New borrowers
  • 340,163 Annual visits (12% more than in 2023)
  • 140,535 Annual reference transactions (all departments)
  • 1647 Discovery Passes reserved
  • 723 Library of Things items circulated
  • 7155 Seed packets from the Seed Library distributed (51% more than in 2023)
  • 164 Colorado State Park Passes Backpacks circulated
  • 29,528 Total sessions in the Computer Lab
  • 3178 Study Room Reservations
  • 1239 Meeting Room Reservations

 

Digital Circulation:
267,138 checked out

 

  • 110,660 eBooks checked out
  • 116,970 eAudiobooks checked out
  • 39,508 eMagazines checked out

 

Front Range Downloadable Library total checkouts 1,414,598. The Longmont Public Library accounts for nearly 20% of the total Front Range Downloadable Library checkouts

 

Events and Programs

 

  • 3303 events and programs offered
  • 37,334 total participants
  • 2677 total participants in Summer Reading BINGO (includes all age groups)

 

Accomplishments

 

  1. Renovated children’s department, adding all-new shelving, better seating options, and a dedicated space for smaller children’s programs
  2. Began partnership with Longmont Public Media and our Computer Lab staff to broaden computer class offerings and offer opportunities to explore new technology
  3. Through generous support from the Friends of the Longmont Library, sent 5 employees to the Public Library Association conference in Columbus, Ohio
  4. Developed a new 5-year strategic plan for the library
  5. Friends of the Longmont Library given the Colorado Association of Libraries “Volunteer of the Year” Award
  6. Lilian Bucio, the Library’s Outreach Coordinator, won the 2024 CLEL Hero Award for Early Literacy
  7. Implemented a new library programs brochure, in both English and Spanish, to better market library programs and events
  8. In partnership with the Museum, hosted two highly-successful events with world-renowned author Sy Montgomery; and held a screening of “The ABCs of Book Banning” documentary, and panel Q&A for Banned Books Week.
  9. Art in Public Places installed an altarpiece honoring Adrian Raya and Ramon Trujillo
  10. Partnered with Sustainability to convert existing, outdated water fountains into water bottle filling stations

 

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