Library reports jump in program attendance, plans expanded outreach

Library Director Carissa Langer presented the Prescott Public Library’s 2025 annual report, saying the library saw a 10% increase in digital checkouts while physical item checkouts fell slightly. She told the council the library added 265 new cardholders, bringing total cardholders to 2,321, and recorded a 75.5% increase in program attendance, which she said amounted to roughly 7,095 attendees across 491 programs.