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.
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