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Keen Memorial Library reports sharp growth in circulation and programming after expansion
Summary
Library Director Laura England Biggs said the library's first full year after expansion recorded more than 200,000 items checked out, over 5,700 program sessions with 21,784 attendees, 1,200 meetings and more than 1,000 new borrowers; she corrected a typographical year error in the staff report.
Keen Memorial Library reported robust use of its new facilities in its 2024–25 annual report to the Fremont City Council on Jan. 27.
Library Director Laura England Biggs said the report contained a typographical error (programming rose from 9,920 in FY24, not 2025) and highlighted growth across multiple measures: more than 200,000 items checked out in FY25 after a return to normal operations, 5,774 programs in FY25 with 21,784 attendees, over 1,200 meetings and more than 1,000 new borrowers since the expansion.
Council members praised the high levels of community use and noted that a prior $2 million bond combined with other fundraising helped support the roughly $12 million expansion project. Biggs said staff and community sponsorships — including a computer lab sponsor — supported program growth.
Ending: Council received the library annual report; no further action was taken during the meeting.
