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Ocean Shores Library reports heavy 2025 usage, expands programs and partnerships
Summary
Library staff told trustees the library saw roughly 66,000 checkouts in 2025, about 42,000 door visits and hundreds of programs; trustees discussed a strategic plan, partnerships with Seabrook and the Foundation's outreach.
Ocean Shores library staff reported high usage and a number of new and returning programs during the board's February meeting. The staff member presenting said the library recorded roughly 66,000 checkouts in the year and described July as “one of our busiest months,” with the library collection totaling about 21,000 items.
The presenter said the library logged an estimated 42,000 door visits for the year, about 1,200 meetings in its rooms attended by roughly 14,000 people, and ran 340 library programs that drew about 7,300 participants. Active library cards were cited at about 3,900, with…
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