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Library reports year-over-year usage growth; programs near staff capacity
Summary
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.
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.
Melinda explained the Wi‑Fi metric now reports sessions rather than users to match Texas State Library and Archives Commission guidance, and she cautioned that the library is nearing staff capacity for programming. "We are reaching the point where, we are having to tell people they can't come into story times," Melinda said, and commissioners asked whether the constraint was primarily staff or space; she replied "mostly because of staff." Commissioners discussed whether audiobook growth may continue to outpace ebooks; Melinda noted licensing and a cost‑per‑checkout model that influences purchasing and availability.
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