FY 2023 Annual Report

PLAINFIELD AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Circulation Stats

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3,257

new cards issued

library

30,669

total card holders

Lined Contemporary Utilitarian Non-Profit Stack of Books

629,064

items checked out

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$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

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574

programs offered

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4,687

program attendees

Question Mark

15,639

questions asked

Computer Set Up

8,076

public computer sessions

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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

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483

programs offered

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13,663

program attendees

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3,433

take & makes handed out

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314

school visits

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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

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73

community events attended

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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

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What a fun year!

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