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Hot Springs library reports 4,079 patrons and plans summer programs; council accepts 2024 survey
Summary
Library Director Mary Taronis reported library usage, programming and resource challenges tied to state-level cuts; the council voted to accept the 2024 South Dakota Public Library annual survey.
Mary Taronis, Hot Springs Public Library director, told the council the library currently has 4,079 patrons, including about 2,372 Hot Springs residents and roughly 1,300 people from Fall River County. The library averages about 64 new library cards per month and holds about 23,000 titles across books, audiobooks and DVDs.
Taronis described recent "extreme weeding" of damaged or outdated materials and said salvageable items are donated to the Book Barn;…
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