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Sweet Home library reports rising summer programs, 2,000 monthly DVD checkouts and seeks volunteers
Summary
At its July 10 meeting the Sweet Home Library Board heard the director report steady circulation with about 2,000 DVD checkouts monthly, doubled elementary summer-reading enrollment versus four years ago, a pending four-year grant application for a digital navigator, and continued volunteer shortages.
The Library Director told the Sweet Home Library Board on July 10 that circulation has begun to rebound after the fiscal-year close and that DVDs remain the library’s most-circulated material. "We do check out around 2,000 DVDs every month," the director said, and added that the collection has grown with donations.
The director said summer reading has seen significantly higher participation: "We’ve had over a 150, elementary school age kids sign up for summer reading so far," compared with about 80 in the director’s first year four years ago.…
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