Library reports year-over-year usage growth; programs near staff capacity

Oct 27, 2025

The library director presented FY25 statistics showing steady growth in circulation (especially children's materials), rising downloadable resource use and a revised Wi‑Fi metric; commissioners were told staffing, not space, is the primary constraint on expanding programs.

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Melinda, library director, presented fiscal-year 2025 usage statistics showing steady year-over-year increases across most metrics after a post‑move spike and a COVID dip in FY20. She said the library has "exceeded the total circulation of fiscal year 19," and that children's materials remain the largest share of physical circulation.

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