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Laredo libraries report new sensory rooms, rising e-resource use and staffing realignment
Summary
Library staff told the advisory committee about two new sensory rooms, increases in electronic resource and web use, a reclassification of the library director role as part of a move under the Department of Health, and upcoming events including a Dec. 6 book festival; the committee scheduled its next meeting for Dec. 10.
Library staff presented monthly and quarterly reports showing program attendance, facility updates and staffing changes, and highlighted two new sensory rooms and a rise in electronic resource usage.
Angie (library staff) reviewed the quarterly program report requested by the committee and the monthly dashboard for September. The dashboard showed 4,813 total program attendance for the month and noted increases in electronic resources and web page hits, while several physical formats such as adult audio CDs declined as the library shifts to platforms like Hoopla and Libby. Angie said the fiscal year runs…
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