Library reports strong summer-reading turnout; teen volunteers aided operations

The library reported higher participation in its summer-reading programs and credited teen volunteers with helping manage registrations and prize distribution. The director presented program statistics to the board and thanked teen-service volunteers for their work.

Reported figures included 472 adult registrants with 5,292 entries; the director said Jessica led the adult program and ‘‘did such a fabulous job.’’ The teen program had 270 registered and 119 finishers, with 5,723 entries and 53 active teen-service-club volunteers who assisted during the summer. Andrea, the paid teen intern, was identified as the primary supervisor for the teen volunteers.

The children’s program reported 1,367 registrations, 640 finishers, 2,664 reading logs submitted, 3,966 mascot entries and 3,376 pom-pom entries (pom-poms were used as a visual tally of books read). The director said some CCRLS-wide activities (the CCRLS road trip and Little Free Library passport) had mixed results: a few Little Free Libraries withdrew from the passport program and participation in the CCRLS road trip was lower than the prior year.

Board members praised the volunteer support and noted the teen-service volunteers helped reduce pressure on the children’s desk during high-volume periods. Staff suggested following up on outreach to retain teen volunteers and to advertise the student-commissioner and board openings to interested teens.