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Pleasant Hill Library reports record visits, expanding programs and outreach
Summary
Library manager Patrick Reamer told the City Council the Pleasant Hill Library saw more than 310,000 visitors in 2025, a 16% rise in new library cards and 740 programs serving 64,000+ participants, while the city and volunteers helped the library weather vendor disruption after Baker & Taylor's bankruptcy.
Patrick Reamer, the library manager for Pleasant Hill Library, told the City Council on Tuesday that the library’s usage and programming continued to grow in 2025.
"We had 310,000 plus visitors," Reamer said in his annual presentation, citing a 16% increase in new library cards and a 4% rise in combined borrowing. He credited city operations staff, volunteers and the Friends of the Library for helping the facility accommodate high demand.
The presentation detailed program growth: 740 programs across all ages and more than 64,000 program participants in 2025,…
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