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Local turnout spikes: Guthrie library reports 1,000+ at trunk-or-treat, strong volunteer interest
Summary
Library director reported more than 1,000 attendees at the trunk-or-treat event and a recent increase in Friends of the Library volunteers (eight new recruits); the board heard updates on multiple ongoing programs including story time at the Minnie Melba Theater, youth clubs, and a financial literacy event with 20 attendees.
Cameron, the Guthrie Public Library director, told the advisory board that the library's trunk-or-treat brought in over 1,000 people and energized downtown activity.
The director reported eight new volunteers at the Friends of the Library meeting and said Friends members helped at the book house. He encouraged board members to attend the Friends meeting on Dec. 14; the Friends will also host a cookie-judging event that requires volunteer judges by noon.
Board members reviewed programming highlights: a story time held at the Minnie Melba Theater before Halloween (with film screenings), a tween candy taste-test supported by local businesses, regular anime nights and Dungeons & Dragons groups, an origami program run by a community volunteer that may be repeated in summer, and a financial literacy class that drew about 20 participants.
Cameron also described collection work (about 12% of teen fiction and 9% of audiobooks removed in recent weeding) and changes to audiobook shelving to improve access. He noted statewide OverDrive statistics (about 20,000 users checking out roughly 150,000 items) and said Guthrie is expanding its OverDrive Advantage selections.
Next steps: continuing outreach to recruit volunteers, scheduling engagement for the strategic-plan advisory group, and reporting quarterly statistics during the planning period.
