FY 2023 Annual Report
PLAINFIELD AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Circulation Stats
3,257
new cards issued
30,669
total card holders
629,064
items checked out
$7,252,197.52
saved by the community
Contactless Pickup
Plainfield East Lockers*
*location was closed for 4 months
Visits: 924
Items Held: 1,534
New Patron Uses: 30
Illinois Street Lockers*
*location opened on April 27
Visits: 129
Items Held: 162
New Patron Use: 71
Curbside Pickup
Deliveries Made: 605
GoGo Gadgets
Items in the collection: 64
Total checkouts: 1,903
Most checked out item: Hot Spot which was checked out 159 times
NEW Accessibility Kits
Accessibility kits were introduced in June of 2023. Accessibility items provide support for children of all abilities in the areas of speech-language, sensory processing, neurodevelopment, visual processing, motor and orthopedic development, and emotional development.
Items in the collection: 5
Total checkouts: 22
Most Popular Adult Titles
It Ends With Us
By Colleen Hoover
Fiction
Checked out: 182 times
Spare
By Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Non-Fiction
Checked out: 89 times
Verity
By Colleen Hoover
Ebook
Checked out: 208 times
The Wrong Victim: A Novel
By Allison Brennan
Audiobook CD
Checked out: 15 times
Jurassic World Dominion
Movie
Checked out: 187 times
Most Popular Kids & Teens Titles
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball
By Jeff Kenny
Fiction
Checked out: 128 times
Crossings: Extraordinary Sturctures for Extraordinary Animals
By Katy Duffield
Are You a Cheeseburger?
By Monica Arnaldo
Non-Fiction
Checked out: 65 times
Picture Books
Checked out: 108 times
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
By Holly Jackson
Young Adult Fiction
Checked out: 91 times
Paw Patrol: Ready Race Rescue
Movie
Checked out: 41 times
What Happens When I Dial 9-1-1?
Storytime with Horses
Crafty Kids Crew
VIP Birdwatching
Adult Services Stats
574
programs offered
4,687
program attendees
15,639
questions asked
8,076
public computer sessions
49
book-a-librarian sessions
Adult Services
NEW 3D Printing
Start date: October 2022
Printed Items : 44
NEW Authors & Writers Summit
Attendees : 146
NEW Craft Swap
Movies in the Park
Werk Force Brewing Tasting
Bluestem Festival
Animal Quest
Justin Roberts Concert
Youth & Teen Services Stats
483
programs offered
13,663
program attendees
3,433
take & makes handed out
314
school visits
38,597
students visited
Youth & Teen Services
NEW Foam Party
Attendees : 395
Fandom Fest
Attendees : 837
Promicon
Attendees : 66
Computer Basics
Community Garden
Bubble Bash
Dogs of Curbside
Seed Library Opening
Community Engagement
73
community events attended
Over 14,000
community members reached
Community Events
PrideFest
Traveling StoryWalk
Handmade Market
Community Events
Golf the Walk
Mad Tee Party
National Night Out
Staff Inservice
Halloween Spooktacular
Teen Cooking Club
Stress Relief with Salsa the Goat
Escape from
Dino Island
What a fun year!
SRP Rock Star Read