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<br />Elk River Public Library <br />City Annual Report 2014 <br />Report Period : January - December 2014 <br />Report Date : Monday, March 16, 2015 <br /> <br />Statistics : <br />Circulation : Physical Materials <br /> <br />Total : <br /> 303,053 items checked out <br /> Print ( books, magazines, etc. ) : 212,920 checkouts <br />o <br /> Media ( DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, etc. ) : 90,133 checkouts <br />o <br /> <br /> Change : 9.0 % decrease from 2013 <br /> <br />Circulation : Digital Library <br /> [ * Region-Wide * ] <br /> <br /> Total (e-books, downloadable audiobooks) : 148,143 checkouts <br /> <br /> Change : 33.2 % increase from 2013 <br /> <br />Other Services : <br />Our patrons also come to the library to use our wi-fi, computers, <br />study rooms, meeting room, and attend programs. 2014 saw a 25 % <br />increase from 2013 in wireless connections at Elk River. And our library <br />programs (all free and open to public) had higher attendance in 2014. <br /> <br />Programs : <br /> <br /> <br /> Attendance : 5,482 people ( 5.9 % increase from 2013 ) <br /> <br /> Programs : 163 ( 35 more than in 2013 ) <br /> <br />Year in Review : <br />Building / Maintenance : <br /> Music Shelving, Grounds, Fireplace <br /> <br /> New CD shelving unit replaces two old ones <br /> Fits more than both combined had <br />o <br /> Permits more faced-out discs than before <br />o <br /> Allowed by Friends of the Library matching City funds <br />o <br /> <br /> <br /> Grounds improvement projects <br /> Took place over summer under leadership of Board <br />o <br /> First major enhancements to grounds since 2007 <br />o <br /> Tree replacements, garden restorations, irrigation <br />o <br />