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Clovis Carver Library reports strong summer programming, large turnout for youth events
Summary
Library staff told the board the library ran dozens of summer programs for adults and children, logged thousands of patron visits and reading minutes, and recorded several hundred new cardholders and program registrations.
The Clovis Carver Library reported extensive summer programming and strong attendance to the library board, with staff citing dozens of events, hundreds of registrants and tens of thousands of minutes logged in reading programs.
Adult services program coordinator Sarah Willeberg told the board, “In the month of June for library specific, not including the off-site programs, I had 25 programs in June, 23 in July.” She said programs ranged from weekly films and genealogy workshops to tabletop gaming and crafts, and that registration moved to Google Forms this year.
Willeberg said the adult summer program had 81 registrants and 332 book reviews submitted; she also said the library collected attendance entries for grand-prize drawings and weekly swag prizes.
Ashley Crowfoot, the children’s program coordinator, said children’s programming ran nearly every day through June and July. “In July, we held 22 programs, and in June, we held 23,” Crowfoot said. She reported the zoo visit as the single most-attended event with about 144 people, and said the library’s Beanstack reading tracker recorded 202 readers, 2,531 logged reading days and 34,302 minutes for the summer, which yielded about 656 prizes distributed to children and teens.
Crowfoot said many programs will continue into the school year — including story time, anime club and other recurring activities — and that the library seeks to convert occasional attendees into regular patrons.
Library director Margaret Burrows praised staff for program work and told the board the summer helped bring new families to the library. The director also provided broader usage statistics since the board’s April meeting: about 1,005 new books added, 327 new patrons registered, 13,175 print books circulated, 5,866 electronic items circulated, roughly 19,000 library visits and 2,244 patrons using public computers.
Board members who spoke at the meeting praised the staff and encouraged continued outreach to increase participation.
The board heard the report as part of its community reports agenda item; staff said they will continue many programs into the fall and will promote them through social media, flyers and occasional paid boosts.
The library director and coordinators did not propose a formal board action during the report; the item was informational.
