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
- Renovated children’s department, adding all-new shelving, better seating options, and a dedicated space for smaller children’s programs
- Began partnership with Longmont Public Media and our Computer Lab staff to broaden computer class offerings and offer opportunities to explore new technology
- Through generous support from the Friends of the Longmont Library, sent 5 employees to the Public Library Association conference in Columbus, Ohio
- Developed a new 5-year strategic plan for the library
- Friends of the Longmont Library given the Colorado Association of Libraries “Volunteer of the Year” Award
- Lilian Bucio, the Library’s Outreach Coordinator, won the 2024 CLEL Hero Award for Early Literacy
- Implemented a new library programs brochure, in both English and Spanish, to better market library programs and events
- 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.
- Art in Public Places installed an altarpiece honoring Adrian Raya and Ramon Trujillo
- Partnered with Sustainability to convert existing, outdated water fountains into water bottle filling stations
