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Bethel Park library reports 2024 usage: 1 in 3 residents active, 334,000 items checked out

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Library Director Christine McIntosh presented a 2024 year-in-review to council: about one-third of Bethel Park residents used library services last year; nearly 29,000 attended library programs; and staff answered more than 19,600 reference questions.

Christine McIntosh, director of the Bethel Park Public Library, told council on March 10 that the library’s 2024 usage figures show steady public engagement and a high volume of material circulation.

McIntosh said one in three Bethel Park residents had an active library card in 2024. The library recorded just over 99,000 in-person visits and 334,000 items checked out…

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