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Library board reports rising visits, policy work after new state law
Summary
The Alamosa Library Board reported that visits and program attendance are returning to pre-pandemic levels and described policy reviews undertaken in response to a recently passed Colorado bill affecting libraries.
Will Krebs, chair of the Alamosa Library Board, presented the board’s 2024 annual report to the city council and said library visits and circulation are returning to pre-COVID levels while program attendance has nearly doubled.
Krebs told the council the board spent much of the year reviewing library policies in light of ‘‘Senate Bill 24‑216’’ (as referenced in the presentation) and said the legislation strengthens protections for libraries and staff and requires the board to revisit rules such as meeting-room and materials-reconsideration policies. Krebs said staff and the board updated policies including collection development and patron behavior rules.
Library Director Maria (last name not specified in the presentation) reported increases in program attendance and in-person visits, continued tech-support and telehealth services, and expansion of materials and services. The board highlighted strategic planning, volunteer support for events and hiring assistance; the board also noted that the library lends equipment such as DVD and Blu-ray players.
Council members thanked the library board and staff for outreach and programming. Will Krebs invited the public to library programs and noted a regular schedule of offerings, including a monthly origami program and book clubs. No council action accompanied the report.
