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Norris district librarians report nearly 100,000 checkouts, renewed emphasis on curated collections
Summary
District librarian Rebecca Bean reported circulation and collection-management data, staffing changes and the district'funding mix used to buy books; trustees and staff praised the libraries' role in student engagement.
Rebecca Bean, the district'level library leader, delivered the end'of'year library report and detailed circulation, acquisitions, and collection management practices.
Bean told the board the district circulated "almost a 100,000 books" across five campus libraries during the year and renewed almost 10,000 loans. She said the district added about 3,400 items to library collections this year and discarded roughly 4,500 items through a "weeding" process to maintain a manageable, browsable collection — aiming for an approximate 15,000'item "sweet spot" on each site.
Why this matters: Bean framed the libraries as curriculum support and community hubs that help create readers, support vulnerable students, and provide choice in…
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