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January 7, 2025

Library Report

Preston Hot Springs Town-County Library

 

1. Services to the Public: Knit Wit meets Friday afternoons at 1pm.  Paper crafts start at 1pm on Saturdays. Materials are provided. Keiko Cortez will be teaching Valentine card Making January 17, 2025, starting at 1pm.  We received a $500 grant from Humanities Montana to fund our book discussion book, which will start up again in March.

2. Collections: The winter make an offer book sale is up and running. We will be weeding and re-numbering the Dvd section throughout the next month. We will start a “New Arrival” shelf for Junior and Young Adult Fiction.  We will be downsizing the reference shelf.

3.  Technology: The large touchscreen has developed a crack at the top of the screen. The children are no longer allowed to use it.

  1. General Administrative Business: The search for chairs is at the top of our list in the new year.

The library board will meet January 15, 2025 at 5pm for their monthly meeting.

REPORTS

                 July 2024  August 2024  September 2024  October 2024  November 2024  December 2025                                                                              

New Patrons:       0                    6                          1                      1                          3                       1

Walk-ins:           260                316                      319                  302                      410                    478

Computer Users  79                  140                      129                  144                      108                   130

Wireless Users:    33                  33                        10                    32                          51                45

Children              76                 125                     116                 150                     135                 122

Prints              358              506                    267                287                   245                  985

Copies           46                152                    149                 86                    249                  110