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Cochise County library district highlights 2025 circulation, introduces NorthStar digital-literacy service

Cochise County Board of Supervisors Library District · January 27, 2026
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Board approved the consent agenda and heard library staff report that in 2025 the system circulated more than 433,000 physical items and over 128,000 digital items; staff described NorthStar Digital Literacy, a free Arizona State Library program available to county patrons without a library card.

The Cochise County Board of Supervisors Library District approved its consent agenda and heard a library district update on Monday that highlighted 2025 circulation figures and a new digital-literacy service for residents.

Miss Ricketts, a library district staff member, told Chair Crosby and Supervisor Gomez that the system "in 2025, we circulated more than 433,000 physical items countywide." She added that digital circulation — "things like ebooks and digital audiobooks" — exceeded "128,000 items circulated countywide," and said small branch locations in Bowie, Bridle (transcript: "Bridal"), Portal, San Simon (transcript: "San Azona"), and Sunsites welcomed "more than 14,000 visitors during the year."

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