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Palm Desert library reports strong first year: near-target cardholders, higher program use
Summary
City librarian Gary Schafer told the City Council that Palm Desert’s municipally run library nearly reached its 15,000-cardholder goal and exceeded most other performance targets in its first year of local operation.
Gary Schafer, director of library services, told the Palm Desert City Council that the city’s municipally run library nearly met its goal of 15,000 cardholders in its first year and exceeded most other performance targets.
Schafer said the library “surpassed our checkout goals, for books and laptops as well as in person and virtual visits,” highlighted its interlibrary access through Link+ to more than 400 other outlets, and reported staff-led…
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