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Beaufort County Library reports growth, $7.5 million in circulation value and launches website redesign
Summary
Library Director Amanda Dickman told the Beaufort County Library Board the system saw growth across cards, circulation and programs, reported nearly $7.5 million in estimated community value from lending, and previewed a Jan. 28 website redesign, study booths funded by a state grant and expanded internship and program offerings.
Amanda Dickman, the Beaufort County library director, opened the board meeting by reading a year‑end letter that framed a year of increased use and investment across the system. "The Beaufort County Library has grown stronger, more vibrant, and more connected to our community under your governance," she said, and reported several performance measures including 7,310 new library cards (a 70% increase year over year) and more than 2,100 summer reading participants.
Dickman told trustees the library had invested $954,750 in library materials during the fiscal year and that circulation (July–December year‑over‑year) was up by 21,618 items. She presented the library's internal calculation of community value from borrowing: roughly $4,000,000 for physical items and…
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