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Mansfield Library reports 15.5% circulation gain, previews spring programs
Summary
At the Feb. 12 trustees meeting, Library Director Elizabeth Crooker highlighted a 15.5% year-over-year circulation increase, confirmed a NH Humanities Big Watch event on May 7 and a Community Read supported by a $500 grant, and listed several family and senior programs scheduled through April.
At a Feb. 12 meeting of the Mansfield Library Trustees, Library Director Elizabeth Crooker reported that January 2026 circulation reached 745, a 15.5% increase over January 2025 (645). Crooker said January was the busiest month since the library began tracking circulation with Library World.
Crooker reviewed current and upcoming programming. All 20 January Tea Club kits were claimed and five February kits remain. The Monday Matinee had no attendees in January and two in February; the Book Club drew one attendee in January and is scheduled to meet Feb. 26. Storytime attendance ranged from six to 12 in January, with 10 children attending a special Winter Animals session; Take Your Child to the Library Day saw nine children and their caregivers. Crooker said a Senior Safety session was rescheduled due to snow.
The library's application to New Hampshire Humanities for a Big Watch event was accepted; a facilitator will lead a discussion of portions of Ken Burns's American Revolution documentary on May 7, and the library will receive a stipend from NH Humanities to cover the facilitator fee. Crooker said the program will include an American history trivia night.
Crooker also reported meeting with Temple Elementary School staff on Jan. 27 to plan the annual Community Read. The library received a $500 grant from the 250th Anniversary Fund to support the event; the book will be revealed on March 2 and programming will run through April 22. A special "Wiggles Storytime," funded by a KMS Foundation grant, is scheduled for Feb. 20.
Other items noted in the director's report included a two-month state-library loan of large-print books and reminders that the state library survey is open with reporting due by April 30.
The report was delivered to trustees by Director Elizabeth Crooker.
