Library staff highlight new materials sorter and fall programs

Sep 3, 2026

Library staff reported a new central materials sorter launched over the summer (described as the largest in North America), shared 2025 circulation figures, and outlined upcoming programs at the Duvall and Carnation branches including tutoring, story times and youth activities.

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Library staff reviewed recent system updates and upcoming programs at the Duvall and Carnation branches, telling the board the library's central sorter was launched over the summer and that system circulation for 2025 topped tens of millions of items. Denise, speaking for library staff, said the sorter "is the largest material sorter in North America" and that "it is supposed to sort about, I don't know, 8,000 items a minute."

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