Kathie B. Anderson,
reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah, January 11, 2013. The Garden City Library was very involved
during the calendar year 2013. There was
an increase of 56 new card holders, of those 114 are non-resident card holders
and 379 are resident card holders, with 3 being exceptions. Resident circulation was 88.06 % and
non-resident circulation was 11.94%.
Currently there are 15,042 catalogued items in the library. Patrons have access to Utah State Library’s
online Library, “Pioneer” with thousands of titles including audio-books
and periodicals.
The library offers
Internet access, copying, scanning, faxing, and proctoring exams to the public. Many programs during 2013 included a
preschool “Parent & Me” story hour where 579 children learned songs, played games, made crafts, and listened to stories. There was a youth summer reading program where 42 children participated, Kathi
Robertson was the special guest and brought dinosaur paraphernalia and taught
facts of our pre-historic earth to more that 90 people.
The youth summer reading
program concluded with a pool party and drawing for prizes. A book club for adults was begun where several copies of the same book can be checked out at no charge. An adult literacy program was put into place,
and the 2013 year ended with a Christmas drawing providing books, videos, and
gift certificates to patrons who came in during the month of
November and the first part of December.
Volunteers and library board members held
two major fund raisers in 2013. The
annual community rummage sale brought in over $1,734 and Burke Christensen’s 67
mile run around the Bear Lake brought in $2,761. Fifty two volunteers offered nearly 266 hours
at the library.
The Garden City Library is open 4 days a
week for a total of 20 hours a week. During the calendar
year 2013 6,240 patrons, 3,985 adults, and 2,255 children visited the
library. Each event takes considerable
planning, time, and energy. The Garden
City Library and Board would like to thank everyone who has volunteered or made
generous contributions helping make 2013 a great year!
Outgoing Library Board
Members were Jeff Probst, Susann House, and Debbie Forakis. Pat Argyle was the Garden City Town Council representative. New Library Board Members are Cyndi Caldwell,
Doris Mellor, and Sharai Hardinger.
Chuck Stocking is the Garden City Town Council representative.
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