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Library reports record visits, $10,000 grant and programs ahead as it marks 125th year
Summary
Library and music-hall representative reported 2025 usage (75,795 visits, 587 programs, over 76,000 physical checkouts) and said the library received a $10,000 Bluncher Foundation grant for outreach to isolated seniors; the library outlined upcoming programs and exhibits tied to its 125th anniversary.
A representative for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall told the council the library saw strong usage in 2025 and announced new programs and a foundation grant to expand outreach to homebound seniors.
"In 2025, we had 75,795 visits to the library, 587 public programs with over 8,100 attendees, over 76,000 physical checkouts, over 25,000 digital checkouts online," the library presenter said, and added that the library received a $10,000 grant from the Bluncher Foundation to increase outreach to isolated seniors in Carnegie and Union. The representative also described upcoming concerts, a traveling exhibit and the library's 125th-anniversary plans.
The report was informational; no council action was required. The presenter encouraged residents to attend exhibitions and programs and noted the library's intention to make digitized local newspapers searchable online.
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