52,766 people entered the
library doors during FY2007
- enough to fill 3/4 of Gillette
Stadium in Foxboro.
Borrowers took home 73,756
items; that equates to every
item in the library going
out 1.25 times or about 50
items checked out every hour
the library is open.
2,544 children attended
103 programs at the library
– a 40% increase in
attendance.
404 children also participated
in the 2007 Summer Reading
Program.
Librarians answered over
5,000 reference questions,
in person, on the phone, and
via email.
There were about 80 uses
of the public Internet computers
in the library each week.
Staff registered 472 more
borrowers – an increase
of 8%.
West Boylston residents
borrowed 2,732 items from
other libraries across the
state and library staff sent
out 1,873 items to other communities.
This represents a 9% increase
in activity.
ILL staffing went from
20.5 hours per week to 9 hours
per week – a 56% reduction.
Over 100 persons volunteered
1,657 hours of service to
the library.
The library budget is 1.78%
of the Municipal “pie”.
West Boylston residents
spent $7.55 per person for
materials for the library
while checking out about 8
items per person.
A typical family of four
saves about $295.00 per month
through using library resources.
