We thought we were busier, and we are!
For the past five years or so, the Cumberland County Library System has ranked first among all county library systems in Pennsylvania for the number of books borrowed by person (library circulation per capita).
But, since the economy took a nose dive, we have been even busier. Our first quarter numbers are in, and they show quite an increase:
| 1st Qtr 2009 | 1st Qtr 2008 | % Change | |
| Library Catalog Search Sessions | 3,087,668 | 1,112,707 | 177% Increase |
| People Using Computers | 45,867 | 34,436 | 33% Increase |
| Library Card Holders | 130,008 | 98,249 | 24% Increase |
| Materials Borrowed | 683,817 | 653,127 | 5% Increase |
Why all this increased demand for the library?
The reasons vary, but most point to tighter family budgets, job seeking, personal skills development, student literacy or a need for inexpensive leisure-time resources.
1 comments:
Dear Jonelle,
I didn't think that taking out a few books would make your statistics skyrocket. It shows the need for more monies to be spent on libraries not less. I’m impressed! Won!
In this day and time, increasing catalog searches from one million to three million should be evidence enough to let those persons allocating public monies should give much more consideration to libraries.
Perfect
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