FY 2024 Annual Report
PLAINFIELD AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Circulation Stats
3,293
new cards issued
26,894
total card holders
646,613
items checked out
$7,106,494.69
saved by the community
Contactless Pickup
Plainfield East Lockers
Visits: 1,355
Items Held: 1,963
New Patron Uses: 115
Illinois Street Lockers
Visits: 2,208
Items Held: 3,973
New Patron Use: 327
Curbside Pickup
Deliveries Made: 369
GoGo Gadgets
Items in the collection: 128
Total checkouts: 2,040
Most checked out item: Hotspot, which was checked out 284 times
Most Popular Adult Titles
It Ends With Us
by Colleen Hoover
Fiction
Checked out: 199 times
I’m Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy
Non-Fiction
Checked out: 35 times
None of This is True
by Lisa Jewell
Ebook
Checked out: 231 times
Oppenheimer
dir. Christopher Nolan
Movie
Checked out: 127 times
Most Popular Kids & Teens Titles
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End
by Jeff Kinney
Fiction
Checked out: 131 times
Pizza! A Slice of History
by Momoko Abe
Non-Fiction
Checked out: 80 times
Avocado Asks
by Momoko Abe
Picture Book
Checked out: 81 times
The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black
Young Adult Fiction
Checked out: 109 times
Frozen II
dir. Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
Movie
Checked out: 30 times
Storytime at Phillips Park
Tween Paint & Snack
DuPage Children’s Museum Pop-up
Dave DiNaso’s Traveling World of Reptiles
Adult Services Stats
210
programs offered
3,485
program attendees
15,119
questions
asked
386
museum passes issued
8
test proctoring sessions
Adult Services Technology Stats
39
3D print requests
17,898
online resource sessions
289
people attended 53 technology classes
8,867
public computer sessions
47
book-a-librarian sessions
Adult Services Highlights
Solar Eclipse
We gave away 700 pairs of
eclipse glasses
True Crime Day
123 people participated in the
Library’s first True Crime Day
Seed Library
13,873 packets of seeds
were distributed
English Language Learners
Program Attendees: 2,667
Classes & Tutoring Sessions: 665
Countries Represented: 21
Languages Spoken: 19
Teen Study
Werk Force Brewing Tasting
Ugly Sweater Day
Animal Quest
Family Summer Concert
Youth & Teen Services Stats
363
programs offered
14,278
program attendees
2,801
Take & Makes handed out
962
school visits
43,997
students visited
Youth & Teen Services Highlights
Local Children’s
Author Fair
Attendees: 101
Fandom Fest
Attendees: 737
Halloween Walk
Attendees: 848
NEW Kids Handmade Market
We hosted our first Kids Handmade Market. We had 22 kids sell their handmade items to approximately 231 attendees.
Chicago Cossacks
Ukrainian Music Concert
Crochet Camp
Memory Wall
Alien Invasion
Community Garden
Community Engagement
67
community events attended
Over 12,000
community members reached
Community Events
StoryWalk Grand Opening
The second location at Clow Stephens Park in partnership with the Plainfield Park District
Rescue Rally
Thyra Hartong Community Art Gallery
Community Events
World of Food Trucks
Putt the Yellow Brick Road
YMCA Day of Service
PLA
ESL Classes
Rescue Rally
Play-Doh Playdate
Storytime at
Bronkberry Farms
Pardon Our Progress
In May 2024, a new journey for PAPL started as we began a self-funded addition and renovation. After 26 years, the time had come for an update. It’s a big project and we estimate it will take us about a year to complete. We are excited to breathe new life into PAPL and can’t wait to turn the page to a new chapter for the Library and our community.
We look forward to exciting things to come in 2025!
