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Library reports uptick in visits, programs and circulation; dashboard shows post-pandemic recovery

5500096 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

At the July 15 meeting trustees reviewed a new statistical dashboard showing year-over-year gains in building visits, program offerings and circulation; staff credited multiple factors and asked for further analysis rather than attributing the changes to a single cause.

Lexi Riling, the library director, presented a new statistical dashboard July 15 showing year-over-year gains across multiple measures including building visits, program offerings and circulation.

Lexi said, "We served 331,425 patrons in our buildings this fiscal year," an increase of more than 10% from the prior year. She said the library offered 1,387 programs in the fiscal year and reported 34,589 program attendees. The dashboard also showed 4,413 new cardholders added, bringing the total to about 48,000 Davenport residents with library cards…

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