Library staff presented the City of Camarillo Public Library annual report on Aug. 27, reporting strong circulation and program metrics and previewing new civic-engagement initiatives for youth.

In the presentation, Mandy (library staff presenter) said the library circulated more than 400,000 physical materials and recorded over 170,000 eMedia checkouts through platforms such as Kanopy, Hoopla and OverDrive in the last fiscal year. The library issued 6,485 new library cards, ran 594 programs with 27,521 attendees, and logged more than 261,000 total visitors, according to the annual report materials that staff said will be posted to the library web pages.

The library’s community-reading program, Camarillo Reads, selected Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See as this year’s book. Planned events tied to the selection include a Chinese tea workshop, an introduction to traditional Chinese medicine, children's calligraphy, a documentary screening by the Ventura County Chinese American Historical Society and an author talk set for Sept. 27.

Mandy also previewed a civic-engagement initiative for teens: the library will revamp its teen advisory board and host a civic workshop on Sept. 25 led by Lizette Torres from the city manager’s office to identify youth priorities for a year-long engagement program. Mandy introduced Lisa Given as the library’s new assistant library director; the presenter said Given oversees youth and adult services.

Ending: Staff said the full web-based annual report will be posted to the library website and that a QR code is available in the library lobby for patrons to review the report online.