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Bowie librarian reports nearly 2,000 January visits, describes programs, grants and community services
Summary
Library Director Beth Hyatt presented circulation statistics, described grants and community programs — including summer reading funded largely by the Friends of the Library — and highlighted upcoming events such as an author talk and Comic Con activities.
Beth Hyatt, director of the Bowie Public Library, briefed the City Council on library activity, reporting nearly 2,000 door counts in January and steady new-card issuance in recent months.
Hyatt said monthly new library cards were in the mid‑20s (24 in January and 26 in February) and reviewed circulation categories including adult nonfiction, young adult, juvenile and children’s easy readers, as well as recorded books, movies, laptops, hotspots and board games. She described library meeting-room availability for nonprofit and…
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